Hike pics, tinder fungi, bear, honey stove

Walkabout

Walkabout

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Just returned from a day hike (12.5 km) at Hunt Lake, Manitoba. Beautiful day and scenery.

Here's some of the views:

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Found some nice fungi and lichen:

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Some true and false (horses hoof) tinder fungus, and some harvesting of the true tinder fungus. Used a baton to hammer the Woodlore between the tree and fungus to dislodge it:

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More to come...
 
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Saw some critters:

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Tried out the Honey Stove to brew some spruce tea. Boiled in 6 minutes using small sticks as fuel.

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Saw some interesting nature patterns:

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and a nice maple seed:

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Lastly we saw this critter:

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It wasn't scary, however... he was raiding the garbage bins near the trailhead, and we were in our car :)
 
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Thanks for sharing those beautiful pics of Manitoba wilderness.:thumbup:
 
Wow these are some great pics, really sharp too. Love the black bear! Nice Woodlore too.
 
Thanks for sharing your great day, Walkabout.

Above all the great shots, the first fungus is most interesting to me as
it looks like the one we have in Japanese field and known for good taste...
 
luckykitty said:
Great pics, thanks for sharing - how do you like the honey stove?
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Thanks for the comments everyone.

I like the stove as it lets me practice the basics of fire starting - obtaining good tinder and kindling, using a firesteel to start it - but still have the efficiency of a stove. Using an aluminum base (didn't come with the stove) prevents scarring of the ground as well.

I've wondered where the stove fits with regards to "open fire". Sometimes there is a ban on open fires due to dry conditions... I'm not sure if this qualifies as an open fire or a "closed" fire.
 
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