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Hi there,
Thought I'd post some pics of today's hike in Whiteshell provincial park in Manitoba, Canada.
Early on in the trail we crossed a beaver dam at the end of a lake which was still frozen:
The scenery was wonderful; the first pic is looking back on tha beaver dam as we climbed the ridge. There was a boggy area that was still frozen; we were walking through patches of sphagnum moss and frozen pools.
I always punctuate the turn-around point by building a fire with surrounding tinder/fuel, and having a spruce and/or pine tea (today was a blend
) The first photo is the layout of the basic components... platform with birch bark tinder, then kindling and larger fuel (along with a Silky Pocketboy which I used to collect the wood). This was the first time I'd used my new Akubra Tablelands hat; I found it very comfortable:
Here's me lighting the fire and enjoying a brew:
Some of my gear. The knives I brought along are below, as well as my pack. The pack is Kifaru XRay, with a various pouches from Kifaru, Maxpedition, and Emdom. There's a Snowsled ventile Stormshirt tied to the top of the pack, which was a nice windbreaker early on in the hike when it was quite chilly.
The Maxpedition canteen pouch fits the NATO water bottle nicely. The red pouch is a light-weight water-proof pouch into which I place tinder as I hike, so that when I light the fire I have some on hand.
Of course, I brought a few knives along; there's my Woodlore, Busse BOSS Street, Busse BAD, and a J. Neilson small fixed blade, which I pocket-carry instead of a folder:
Thought I'd post some pics of today's hike in Whiteshell provincial park in Manitoba, Canada.
Early on in the trail we crossed a beaver dam at the end of a lake which was still frozen:
The scenery was wonderful; the first pic is looking back on tha beaver dam as we climbed the ridge. There was a boggy area that was still frozen; we were walking through patches of sphagnum moss and frozen pools.
I always punctuate the turn-around point by building a fire with surrounding tinder/fuel, and having a spruce and/or pine tea (today was a blend
) The first photo is the layout of the basic components... platform with birch bark tinder, then kindling and larger fuel (along with a Silky Pocketboy which I used to collect the wood). This was the first time I'd used my new Akubra Tablelands hat; I found it very comfortable:
Here's me lighting the fire and enjoying a brew:
Some of my gear. The knives I brought along are below, as well as my pack. The pack is Kifaru XRay, with a various pouches from Kifaru, Maxpedition, and Emdom. There's a Snowsled ventile Stormshirt tied to the top of the pack, which was a nice windbreaker early on in the hike when it was quite chilly.
The Maxpedition canteen pouch fits the NATO water bottle nicely. The red pouch is a light-weight water-proof pouch into which I place tinder as I hike, so that when I light the fire I have some on hand.
Of course, I brought a few knives along; there's my Woodlore, Busse BOSS Street, Busse BAD, and a J. Neilson small fixed blade, which I pocket-carry instead of a folder:
