A couple of juvenile Northern Fence Lizards Sceloporus undulatus from The Obed. Although these occur in Ohio, I had never encountered any and was quite excited to see these in Tennessee. The fence lizard is one of only a few non-skink lizards in Tennnessee, including a whiptail Aspidoscelis sexlineatus and an anole.
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A tributary to the Obed River
The morning after climbing, we swam in the nearby tributary to the Obed River and enjoyed the view of it’s valley.
Rock climbing at the Obed
A few weeks ago, Allison and I met up with her friend, Katie, from the track team at Brown, who is currently a faculty member at University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Katie and her friends, including her boyfriend Warren, invited us to go rock climbing at an internationally recognized climbing hot spot: the Obed Wild and Scenic River. As first time outdoor climbers, we didn’t make it to the top of any of the sport climbing routes, but we did well enough, especially when our competitive nature spurred both of us to make the extra reach…
If I remember correctly, we tried a couple of the routes at Lilly Bluff, and Clear Creek.
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