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Kates Branch Wetlands

David Sibray inspects some of the many large trees that grow along the Polls Plateau Trail.

Kates Branch wanders through a swampy wetland before descending steeply toward Glade Creek. The wetland is home to a rare orchid.

Justyn Marchese examines the remains of a vehicle abandoned in a remote farmstead area on the Polls Plateau Trail.

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