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The older two kiddies anyway. The youngest was at home reeking havoc on the house : )
I took the older two kids on an awesome hike today. What was so fun about it, was we had no plans! Usually we are going out under the guise of squirrel hunting, or hiking, or whatever. Today, we were just going to see what was out there.
Before we even got out of the truck, I spotted some chicory, wild lettuce, burdock and jewelweed. I didnt take any pictures, but showed them all to the kiddies.
I had a specific spot I wanted to see if we could get to. It is a lake we had fished by canoe, but the banks looked inaccessible by foot. So, we tried to cut in a different way. We ended up making it, but there were lots of brush and pickers. They were both troopers. Here is a pic of us starting out.
I didnt take pictures of all the cool stuff we saw along the way. But, beside what I already mentioned we saw sassafras, mullein, plantain, and all sorts of other stuff that I dont know : )
Also, in there we saw some old beaver sign.
We saw tons of frogs, and sat there playing with them for a bit. In the general frog area, we saw deer drops, and tons of raccoon sign.
By the time we walked for a while, here is the stuff the kids were carrying (not to mention my girls pockets were full of acorns.
They kept laughing that I called the mullein natures toilet paper. I think that is why that had to get a leaf of it. Underneath that leaf is a nice chunk of fatwood we came across. We put that to good use later.
When we stopped for late lunch, we decided this was a good spot.
The kiddies hung out in the hammock, while I got lunch going.
Remember that fatwood? Nice and greasy.
The menu. I swear the kids would eat mac and cheese every day if I let them. Since I wanted them to have fun, I packed them what they wanted.
I had to make something different. I generally prepare my own dried meals, and then can just grab them whenever I want. This red beans and rice is pretty much a stable. I do the celery, onion, and garlic thing, followed by the kidney beans and let it cook all day. Seasoned, of course. The main difference when I dehydrate is I leave out the ham and sausage (it dehydrates better) and then figure out something to add into it later. Today, it is beef sticks.
The rice has already been cooked and dehydrated as well. It takes only a minute or two to dehydrate, instead of long cooking times. It tastes way better than minute rice, and still takes less time to cook.
Here is my cooking vessel, before water is added.
To Be Continued ..
I took the older two kids on an awesome hike today. What was so fun about it, was we had no plans! Usually we are going out under the guise of squirrel hunting, or hiking, or whatever. Today, we were just going to see what was out there.
Before we even got out of the truck, I spotted some chicory, wild lettuce, burdock and jewelweed. I didnt take any pictures, but showed them all to the kiddies.
I had a specific spot I wanted to see if we could get to. It is a lake we had fished by canoe, but the banks looked inaccessible by foot. So, we tried to cut in a different way. We ended up making it, but there were lots of brush and pickers. They were both troopers. Here is a pic of us starting out.
I didnt take pictures of all the cool stuff we saw along the way. But, beside what I already mentioned we saw sassafras, mullein, plantain, and all sorts of other stuff that I dont know : )
Also, in there we saw some old beaver sign.
We saw tons of frogs, and sat there playing with them for a bit. In the general frog area, we saw deer drops, and tons of raccoon sign.
By the time we walked for a while, here is the stuff the kids were carrying (not to mention my girls pockets were full of acorns.
They kept laughing that I called the mullein natures toilet paper. I think that is why that had to get a leaf of it. Underneath that leaf is a nice chunk of fatwood we came across. We put that to good use later.
When we stopped for late lunch, we decided this was a good spot.
The kiddies hung out in the hammock, while I got lunch going.
Remember that fatwood? Nice and greasy.
The menu. I swear the kids would eat mac and cheese every day if I let them. Since I wanted them to have fun, I packed them what they wanted.
I had to make something different. I generally prepare my own dried meals, and then can just grab them whenever I want. This red beans and rice is pretty much a stable. I do the celery, onion, and garlic thing, followed by the kidney beans and let it cook all day. Seasoned, of course. The main difference when I dehydrate is I leave out the ham and sausage (it dehydrates better) and then figure out something to add into it later. Today, it is beef sticks.
The rice has already been cooked and dehydrated as well. It takes only a minute or two to dehydrate, instead of long cooking times. It tastes way better than minute rice, and still takes less time to cook.
Here is my cooking vessel, before water is added.
To Be Continued ..
) will most likely be his favorite bushcrafting blade...I see your boy is well prepared as well
