Awesome River Hike

jds1

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I "discovered" this sweet spot by following a game trail along the river this afternoon. About three new inches on the ground and a gentle snow falling; it was a perfect afternoon to be outside.

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Lots of beaver activity along the trail. One dropped tree even made a perfect seat to enjoy a fire and a beer.

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Here's the obligatory gear shot.

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As I enjoyed the fire, several groups of Canadians flew over nice and low. Ravens were squawking and various critters were scurrying about, but other than that, it was dead quiet. Very nice. Further down the trail I found the remains of an old mill built in the 1880's and an old yurt from the 1970's.

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Definitely some potential for winter shelters in those two structures. ;) Anyway, had a great day and plan to explore a little more VERY soon. Hope you enjoy the photos.

Jeff
 
can beavers drag logs that big,just wondering how they get it to the river or there home,never saw one in real life before only on tv,,,aloha
 
awesome pics man... looks like a great hike...:thumbup: the weather is waaay different from what we have going on right now...:o it's been 50-60 deg. the past few days...
 
mtnfolk mike said:
awesome pics man... looks like a great hike...:thumbup: the weather is waaay different from what we have going on right now...:o it's been 50-60 deg. the past few days...
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It's really a great spot Mike. I'll be spending a LOT of time there in the near future. Our temps have been in the low 20's and we have a storm brewing right now. :D

Jeff
 
Looks like a beautiful spot, and excellent pics!

You need to put a lanyard on that firesteel bro, unless of course you don't want to ;)
 
Looks like a fantastic spot, looking forward to more pics of it.:thumbup:
 
Sounds like my day. Quite, with snow falling around. Very nice weather, indeed. :thumbup:
 
i wont ask for your secret spot, but as a fellow michigander, what area/river is this? looks like a great area, cool pics.
 
Man that's kinda scary, not excatly the same but damn close, great minds think alike I guess. :confused:

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EDIT: Nice pics, do any fishing in that river?
 
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Looks like a great spot. I don't think I could have resisted starting a fire up in that cool shelter area! Is it public land?
 
Jeff great pics.What part of Michigan are you in.We have about 18 inches of snow up here in the U.P.Hoping to get out and do some coyote hunting down along US 2 on lake Michigan soon.

Mike
 
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