Winter snow always bring out the stony features of the Eliza Furnace along the Ghost Town Trail. The small village of Rexis in Indiana County is located to the left of the photo.
The tall bellflower (Campanula americana) graces the edges of the Ghost Town Trail. Although most flower guidebooks note that the plant grows in rich moist soil these ones were growing at the edge of the trail in rocky soil. Moisture from a nearby ditch must be enough to allow them to survive here.
The Great-Spangled Fritillary butterfly is found throughout North America and is one of the most common butterflies at our parks and trails. Violets serve as the host plant for the larvae.
