Red Prairie

This is one of those freak discoveries that happen every now and then and leave you in awe of what you just saw. I was lost trying to find Mill Mountain and happened to see this conservation area open to hunters and hikers alike. Unable to pass it by, I stopped and took a look around. . . and was stopped dead in my tracks.


Two fields were completely covered in a red clover plant that I've never found in numbers like this anywhere else. The smell was amazing and the sight even more so.

Out of the woods where you can see me emerging in the picture below is a small animal trail that leads to a spring which runs along side the field. 

Walking in you feel as if you've entered a different world - one of miracles. Words are frustrating because they can't possibly describe to you the cool wind that comes up from the creek to wash over you, or the sound of dozens of bumblebees and butterflies circling you. They can't capture the sweet scent of hundreds of clovers moving under you... The english language is utterly inadequate.

I ran across this place on the last day of April - so if you are looking for it you might want to move quickly or wait till next year in order to catch the flowers in full bloom.