An intro-to my area, some local plants, and some gear

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Just thought i'd make an intro, Alex, 27, living near algonquin park. went on a short hike today, 6miles or so in a couples hours. took a few shots.
just thought i'd share!
most of this stuff is pretty self explanatory
porcupine food
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LEEKS which are everywhere...
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swamp with the regular swamp stuff, along with a hemlock or eastern larch- can anyone tell???
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Ferns coming up nicely
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raspberry also EVERYWHERE and why i wear jeans all the time haha
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trout lillies
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nature's balance
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day or two old Bear Scat
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may start a new thread here, i'd like to know if there are any uses for these little fuzzy guys
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one of three linked ponds i hiked through and around, looking for minnow trapping spots
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Moose tracks all over, hard to photograph though
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Three great blue heron nests in this small beaver pond i found
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figure out what to fly fish with.
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more Moose sign
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on a dead tree, from three different angles, I.D.?
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where i sat to have water, aaaaaaand a beer haha.
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with my vic farmer for a size comparison!!!
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here's a pic with a few bits of gear, may start a new thread with this one... lots to talk about here
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Cool pics.......Better watch out for the moose signs...you could lose a shoe in that!:eek:
 
Some great pictures-very interesting! That bear scat was smoking! Welcome to you-will be looking for some more great photos of that area you're in. Again thanks for the post!
 
Doc Canada is one of our top plant guru's I'm sure he'll be along shortly to assist with identification. Man, that is a beautiful area to roam and hike around. Any decent fishing in those lakes? Oh, what was the beer choice? :D

Thanks for sharing...Canada is a beutiful area this time of year.

ROCK6
 
IM just south of you,,,about 70 or 80 miles? trenton
go up that way a lot ...
even more now that I bought a new canoe.
algonquin here i come.
 
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Welcome to the forum. Very nice scenic pictures. Dont come across a lot of what you saw, here in Ohio. Thanks for sharing your great outdoors.
 
nice pics!!!

did you get to use your cup to get some hot coffee?
what stove did you use? any pics?
 
Where's this park you live by? Are you another Canadian? Damn Canadians taking over the place!





;)Welcome to bladeforums.
 
ROCK6 said:
Doc Canada is one of our top plant guru's I'm sure he'll be along shortly to assist with identification. Man, that is a beautiful area to roam and hike around. Any decent fishing in those lakes? Oh, what was the beer choice? :D

Thanks for sharing...Canada is a beutiful area this time of year.

ROCK6
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hell yes! brook trout, lake trout, pickerel (walleye to the yanks,) smallmouth bass and so on...perch blah blah blah.
for me, i've always been after pickerel(walleye) but that's more about where i was raised farther north than where i live now.
can't get enough of fishing.

carspidey said:
nice pics!!!

did you get to use your cup to get some hot coffee?
what stove did you use? any pics?
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i know it's against the rules of life (especially in canada) but i don't drink coffee. hot chocolate is all i get into, always pack some in. it's been raining for a couple days here so i felt just fine about a small contained fire to warm it all up. so no pics of that unfortunetly.

QUOTE=Shotgun;8166087]Where's this park you live by? Are you another Canadian? Damn Canadians taking over the place!





;)Welcome to bladeforums.[/QUOTE]

haha sorry shotgun, algonquin park is on ontario canada. far south of where i was raised but still beautiful country

shaker said:
IM just south of you,,,about 780 miles? trenton
go up that way a lot ...
even more now that I bought a new canoe.
algonquin here i come.
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shaker you in trenton for work? armed forces i mean?


PS IT WAS A COORS LIGHT!!!! all i had readily available haha
 
welcome to the forum and thanks for the awesome pics! keep 'em coming.
 
shaker you in trenton for work? armed forces i mean?


nope I just live here,,lol but I go to algonquin a few times a year,,last year I rode my drz400 east around algonquin,,then over to north bay then down west side ,,,, 1375 klms in 4 days,,,great ride
plan on doing at leasta few weekends of canoeing in APP ,,this summer
 
Hey Northern,

Looks like Larch to me (AKA Tamarack - Larix laricina).

As far as the fungus goes, I only know a few - True Tinder fungus, False Tinder fungus, crotch rot, and athlete's foot. I don't eat mushrooms, so aside from the fire making benefits, it doesn't have a lot of interest for me.

This stuff: I used to know what it was, but I'm wracking my brain for an answer (damn 64 year old memory :( )

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Guess I really blew my 'top plant guru' thing there. :D (Nice try, though, Rock :D )

Doc

ETA: Hey northern,

I think maybe the stuff in the picture is Running Club-Moss (Lycopodium clavatum)
 
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