Mountain Laurel on the trail

Mountain Laurel 5 feet tall on a narrow trail in Parvin State Park in New Jersey. The Blueberry bushes are well beyond their peak as only very small berries are left on the bushes and only a few berries to pick. I find them a little bitter compared to store bought, and naturally, they are wild berries. They seem in more abundance on the Batona and Batsto trails as do the pine trees.