Why is it called Lady’s Slipper?

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I tried to photograph a couple of the specimens of Pink Lady’s Slipper we saw in a little grouping, but the lighting was lousy. So, I substitute this image of what I’m pretty sure is a Cow Parsnip (not Poison Hemlock).

Also we spotted a bear today—thankfully from the car, not while hiking the Chapel Lake area trails….

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