pitdog's not the only Canadian with a camera

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A couple of weeks ago, I damaged my right knee. Not sure what the hell I did to it - have to go for ultrasound and x-rays next Thursday, but I had a problem getting around. Since it's now getting better, I took it out for a bit of a hike today and knowing how you like my fellow Canuck's (Pitdog) efforts, thought I would give it a try.

I have to warn you that early Spring in Ontario is very little like B.C.

OK, so where was I? Oh yeah, PD likes to include a wild edible, so I found one.
Not too big yet.
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This is Wild Garlic (Allium canadense).


Here's another picture. Every spring I would see a few Chinese people down in the valley gathering these. They're quite strong with the characteristic oniony smell.
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A couple of shots of a typical Ontario hardwood bush at this time of year.
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Like Pitdog's B.C., Ontario also has Pine trees although not quite as big. :rolleyes:
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This is an example of the damage invasive plants can do. The tree is one of the Poplar family and the black rings around the trunk is where Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), a climbing vine is embedded in the tree, effectively choking it and eventually killing it.
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And last, but not least, the obligatory knife picture. Only had a few - wasn't planning on a long hike. Didn't include the Vic Spirit.
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Anyway that's it. No way near as colourful (or as scary :rolleyes:) as Pitdog's but I'm learning.

Doc
 
Great pics Doc ya made me laugh bro !!!
I used to find the wild garlic when I lived in the uk and loved the smell as I hiked, I've yet to find any here though, gonna have to check up now if it's around.
Strange you showing the Becker as I was thinking about them today, I was wondering how many had the Becker Extreme made of S30V as I never hear them mentioned and wondered how they held up ?



Ps Is that Silver birch bark in the last pic ? I loved the smell of that when it burned !
 
Great pictures. (how the hell do you manage to carry all of those knives?) I used to live in Ontario but moved here (BC) a couple years ago. The only thing I hate about BC is that after it snows, it imediately rains filling everything with about a foot of slush and making walking anywhere a PITA. But the weather is still better here overall. Saturday was awsome and maybe a bit too hot. I go hiking in some beautiful places as well but dont take the camera because Im afraid of ruining it. (plus most of my pictures would probably suck)
 
pitdog said:
Ps Is that Silver birch bark in the last pic ? I loved the smell of that when it burned !
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No, Paper Birch. (Betula papyrifera).

Glad I could make you laugh.

Doc

Actually, I may be wrong. By Silver Birch I'm assuming you're referring to Betula pendula, and I have trouble telling the 2 apart. I know both of them are in this area, so you may be right. However, unless you're building a Birch bark canoe, as far as I know, there is no appreciable difference in utility.

Doc (again)
 
3wolves said:
How did you manage to attach all of them to your body? 3 Fbs and 2 folders.
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The "What do you mean?" line was meant as a joke. Actually, I EDC the Benchmade and the Buck (and the Vic Spirit) and the Mora and the Becker are always in the pack. I brought the RC-3 along in case I wanted to do any wood work because I really haven't used it much since I got it.

I don't always have 5 knives with me in the woods.

Sometimes I have more! :D

No, just kidding. :)

Doc
 
Nice pics Doc. I'm just waiting for the spring as it seems to have been a long winter this year. I should have my boat in the water by next week.
 
3wolves said:
I go hiking in some beautiful places as well but dont take the camera because Im afraid of ruining it. (plus most of my pictures would probably suck)
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Don't be afraid to take the camera with you. Put it in a plastic Zip-Loc type bag while carrying it. Another item that will help is the small silica desicant packs that come in electronics and sometimes new shoes. Put one or two in the camera bag or in the plastic bag to draw moisture away from the camera.

Second, the only way to get better pics is practice.

Chris
 
great pics doc...:thumbup: that looks like a cool spot to hike and forage... nice blades too...:D
 
Nice pictures Doc, that invasive vine seems to be everywhere I go. I came upon this on a recent hike into the woods, chokes the life out of surrounding trees.
 
Nice pics, reminds me of the cabin my girlfriend used to have - well, her family had it and in fact still do, but they and the cabin stayed in Ontario and I only brought the girlfriend out here. I sort of wanted to bring the cabin (or cottage as the Ontarians seemed to be calling it) as well but it didn't fit in my pack. That's up northeast of Parry Sound...nice country up there and I used to drive there every long weekend from Montreal to spend time at her "cottage."

Anyway it's nice to see the pics although I'm sorry to hear of yet ANOTHER member of "Canadians with Leg Injuries." Cuts Like a Kris is cool and all but frankly this is a pretty crappy trend for him to have started and I wish I never joined.

We have some highly invasive oriental species out here as well but the main result has been the incredible shift in real estate prices...semi-kidding there!

Man, hardwood forests are so foreign to me! But they are neat, I find Oak and Birch trees to both be very useful woods. The great softwoods of the West are pretty spectacular but as utilitarian wood goes I guess the hardwoods have a bit of an edge, except in construction lumber I suppose.

The other advantage to the open, broadleaf forest terrain (I think) is that since the trees aren't a hundred meters high enough light seems to makes it down to the ground that there are more small plants growing down there, for animals to eat. In some ways our Western forests can be kind of barren as there is less food for the herbivores, and less food for herbivores means less food for predator species, such as myself. (I do not consider myself an entire species however.) This doesn't seem to be the case right down here on the coast as much, and it's also to less of a degree in places (everywhere really) that have been logged over but you should see the last bits of the old growth forests...they are just mind-bogglingly enormous trees, and absolutely nothing else.

Ramble ramble ramble...great pics!
 
Thanks for the pics of Ontario, Doc. Not as green this time of year as BC, but pretty country anyway. Glad Canada has at least two cameras. I enjoy all pictures of wilderness areas wherever they are.
 
misanthropist said:
Anyway it's nice to see the pics although I'm sorry to hear of yet ANOTHER member of "Canadians with Leg Injuries." Cuts Like a Kris is cool and all but frankly this is a pretty crappy trend for him to have started and I wish I never joined.
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Thanks for the compliment- I think;)- my Mom taught me to share my experiences with others.
Hey- at least you guys can get out and take pictures- and good ones at that. You guys are making me jealous, but I have acquired a bunch of knives in the last few months (darn internet) so I'll have to bring a few pack animals with me (brother) when I finally get out, and it should be soon.

Doc- good to hear you are getting better, time to get out and show me more pictures, please.
 
Those were nice to see. Those forests are a lot like those here in New England. Thanks!
 
And I hope you are getting better, you fared worse than anybody in our little group! How are you feeling these days anyway? I thought I read that you were up and around a little more, are you walking much or how is it going?

Next time please start something like "Canadians with no injuries and a threeway with two supermodels" instead! Now THAT would be a cool group to join.
 
Nice pics, Doc! They even look clear on my little BlackBerry screen! It took me forever to type this, though...LOL.
 
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