A few photos submitted from the 2026 Pilgrimage. Click to advance through both photo galleries on this page.
Paul Murray, Saturday Hike, Scaly Mountain
Paul Murray, Sunday Hike
Paul Murray, Sunday Hike
Paul Murray, Malcom Hodges
Paul Murray, Rhododendron calendulaceum
Peter Grima, 100th Anniversary Cake
Peter Grima, Dickinson Branch Pine Barrens, Sunday
Peter Grima, Lunch on Scaly Mountain
Peter Grima, Scaly Mountain Hike
Annie Bratcher, Saturday Trip
Annie Bratcher, Friday at Warwoman Dell
Annie Bratcher, Saturday Trip
Annie Bratcher, Saturday Trip
Annie Bratcher, Saturday Trip
Annie Bratcher, Saturday Trip
Annie Bratcher, Saturday Trip
Annie Bratcher, Sunday Trip
Mei Lee Fung, Steve Bowling Speaking at Friday Social
Paul Murray, Friday Social
Steve Cook, Steve Bowling Presentation
Richard Ware’s photos from the Pilgrimage:
Zizia aptera (Heartleaf Golden-Alexanders) - Richard Ware
Viola blanda (Sweet White Violet) - Richard Ware
Vicia caroliniana (Wood Vetch) - Richard Ware
Vaccinium sp. (Blueberry Huckleberry - Richard Ware
Trillium vaseyi (Vasey’s Trillium) - Richard Ware (1)
Uvularia sessilifolia (Sessile Bellwort) - Richard Ware
Trillium grandiflorum (Large-flowered Trillium) - Richard Ware (3)
Trillium grandiflorum (Large-flowered Trillium) - Richard Ware (2)
Trillium grandiflorum (Large-flowered Trillium) - Richard Ware (1)
Trillium discolor (Pale Yellow Trillium) - Richard Ware (1)
Trillium catesbaei (Catesby_s Trillium) - Richard Ware (1)
Trillidium undulatum (Painted Trillium) - Richard Ware
Thaspium barbinode (Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip) - Richard Ware
Tephrosia virginiana (Virginia Goat_s-rue) - Richard Ware (3)
Tephrosia virginiana (Virginia Goat_s-rue) - Richard Ware (1)
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black Locust) - Richard Ware (2)
Styrax japonicus (Japanese Snowbell) - Richard Ware (1)
Rhododendron minus (Gorge Rhododendron) - Richard Ware (1)
Rhododendron catawbiense (Pink Laurel, Catawba Rhododendron, Mountain Rosebay) - Richard Ware (1)
Rhododendron calendulaceum (Flame Azalea) - Richard Ware (1)
Ranunculus recurvatus (Hooked Buttercup) - Richard Ware
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Carolina Desert-chicory) - Richard Ware
Polygaloides paucifolia (Gaywings) - Richard Ware (2)
Phlox maculata (Meadow Phlox) - Richard Ware
Packera serpenticola (Buck Creek Groundsel, Buck Creek Ragwort) - Richard Ware (1)
Mitchella repens (Partridge-berry) - Richard Ware
Maianthemum canadense (Canada Mayflower) - Richard Ware
Kalmia latifolia (Mountain Laurel) - Richard Ware (1)
Hypoxis hirsuta (Eastern Stargrass) - Richard Ware (1)
Houstonia serpyllifolia (Appalachian Bluet) - Richard Ware
Hieracium venosum (Veiny Hawkweed) - Richard Ware (1)
Hexastylis species 1. (Buck Creek Heartleaf) - Richard Ware (2)
Hexastylis species 1. (Buck Creek Heartleaf) - Richard Ware (1)
Erigeron pulchellus (Robin_s-plantain) - Richard Ware (2)
Diphylleia cymosa (Umbrella-leaf) - Richard Ware (2)
Diphylleia cymosa (Umbrella-leaf) - Richard Ware (1)
Cubelium concolor (Green-violet) - Richard Ware (1)
Crataegus uniflora (Oneflower Hawthorn) - Richard Ware
Clthra sp. (Sweet Pepperbush) - Richard Ware
Clintonia umbellulata (Speckled Wood-lily) - Richard Ware
Chrysogonum virginianum (Green-and-gold) - Richard Ware (1)
Castilleja coccinea (Eastern Indian-paintbrush) - Richard Ware (1)
Bignonia capreolata (Cross-vine) - Richard Ware
Arisaema triphyllum (Common Jack-in-the-pulpit) - Richard Ware
Aplectrum hyemale (Puttyroot) - Richard Ware
Actaea pachypoda (Dolls_-eyes) - Richard Ware