(MD) (Nature Forward)
Beat the winter blues on this search for the earliest spring wildflowers in the woods and bottomlands along the Potomac near Carderock Recreation Area, just outside the Beltway near the American Legion Bridge. We’ll look for the greening leaves, swelling buds, and (fingers crossed) unfolding flowers of species such as Harbinger of Spring, Early Saxifrage, Spring Beauty, and Bloodroot. NOTE: Our roughly 1.5 mile hike will include some uneven, rocky, hilly, and likely muddy stretches on natural surface trails.