I joined some friends hiked in the Shenandoah National Park for 12.3 miles with 3600 ft elevation gain, after the dragon boat race got postponed due to high water level in the Potomac River. Mountain Laurels are blooming along the trails from Panoramic parking lot via Mary’s Rock, Buck Ridge, and Buck Hollow.
We tried the light green, fleshy, bladder-like wild azalea fruits which may be azalea leaf galls, also known as pinkster apples, should be edible. An azalea leaf gall is a fungal disease that causes abnormal leaf growth. Otherwise, azaleas are not edible. All parts of the azalea plant, including the flowers, leaves, and nectar, are toxic to humans and animals. Ingesting azaleas can cause a variety of symptoms. Ingestion of the "mad honey" of azalea flower is not the only way people have been poisoned.
Plus my weekday run 6.6 miles, I logged in ~ 19 miles this week.
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