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Got out for a few hours today to do some exploring of my stomping grounds in the river valley. Ive covered some ground here, but I wanted to branch out in a few directions.....Gorgeous day. I didnt do any bushcrafting cause this was more of a scouting mission, and time was a factor, but I took several plant pics to share.
I headed off in the opposite direction I usually head, and after alot of walking, I topped the hill and saw this........
Im goin back with tackle and pole. Count on that. Plus I now have a place to catch some dinner while I camp.
Plant ID-This is pretty basic stuff, but im happy to see my plant knowlage growing....
Plenty of Mullien leftover from last year for friction fire. This hill was covered in some very nice tall stalks. Looks like a velvety leaf cabbage. In the summer it grows a stalk from the middle that flowers. Supposedly its a good treatment for respitory issues, but Ive never tried it, and probably wont.
Field Garlic....Yum.
May Apple. Toxic except yellow fruit. Ive never ate the fruit. Supposedly the resin from the roots takes away warts, and the Indians used it for treatin the back door trots....The plant has also shown promise in treatment of Leukemia.
Ok, I have no idea....Any help??
Trillium. Listed as Toxic in my book, but other sources confirm the leaves are edible before flower appears. (Thx Tony)
Gooseberry....Yum. A fiendish plant to harvest from in the summer months. lol
Found this big ol bracket shroom too. I dont know much about shrooms, so for the most part, I leave them be.
Ok, I also stumbled on some fungus. If you plan on hunting Morels, you need to know the differance between them and the false morels.. Lucky for you I found some real ones too.
Falsie. They have solid stems, and instead of being hollow all the way to the top like a Morel, I describe it as cutting a head of cauliflower in half. Ive never, ever seen a false on in the bush untill today. I was stoked to get to check one out in person. (If im wrong about this being a falsie, my apologies, it fits the descrptions Ive read)
The real deal. Oh yeah. Yum. These have more of a Honeycomb look, and less of a brain look.
With the pics, you can really tell the differance.
A little history. I tromp around 99% of the time in the Lamine River valley. It was the site of Civil War fights, and outlaw ways....
Pretty sweet that the James gang roamed these hills.....
Nice spot for a train robbery? They thought so.
The Lamine River bridge was burned down several times by Confederate guerillas, and the union built a huge set of entrenchments in the area. For some reason or another they were expecting a big fight and had a ton of soldiers here. It never came, and troops were moved from the area. Many of those men went on to some of the most famous bloody battles in the Civil War. After troops were removed, thats when Maj. Gen. Sterling Prices force moved in and burned the bridge down. The other times it was Confederate sympathisers and Guerillas. Kinda neat. Looking over the landscape this HUGE network of entrenchements built in 1861 is still visable. Wish I couldve took better photos, but its private property. If you look on the ridge line, you can see where its is.
Hope you enjoyed the thread. I love roaming an area with so much history, Id love to have a metal detector in these parts.
I headed off in the opposite direction I usually head, and after alot of walking, I topped the hill and saw this........
Im goin back with tackle and pole. Count on that. Plus I now have a place to catch some dinner while I camp.
Plant ID-This is pretty basic stuff, but im happy to see my plant knowlage growing....
Plenty of Mullien leftover from last year for friction fire. This hill was covered in some very nice tall stalks. Looks like a velvety leaf cabbage. In the summer it grows a stalk from the middle that flowers. Supposedly its a good treatment for respitory issues, but Ive never tried it, and probably wont.
Field Garlic....Yum.
May Apple. Toxic except yellow fruit. Ive never ate the fruit. Supposedly the resin from the roots takes away warts, and the Indians used it for treatin the back door trots....The plant has also shown promise in treatment of Leukemia.
Ok, I have no idea....Any help??
Trillium. Listed as Toxic in my book, but other sources confirm the leaves are edible before flower appears. (Thx Tony)
Gooseberry....Yum. A fiendish plant to harvest from in the summer months. lol
Found this big ol bracket shroom too. I dont know much about shrooms, so for the most part, I leave them be.
Ok, I also stumbled on some fungus. If you plan on hunting Morels, you need to know the differance between them and the false morels.. Lucky for you I found some real ones too.
Falsie. They have solid stems, and instead of being hollow all the way to the top like a Morel, I describe it as cutting a head of cauliflower in half. Ive never, ever seen a false on in the bush untill today. I was stoked to get to check one out in person. (If im wrong about this being a falsie, my apologies, it fits the descrptions Ive read)
The real deal. Oh yeah. Yum. These have more of a Honeycomb look, and less of a brain look.
With the pics, you can really tell the differance.
A little history. I tromp around 99% of the time in the Lamine River valley. It was the site of Civil War fights, and outlaw ways....
Pretty sweet that the James gang roamed these hills.....
Nice spot for a train robbery? They thought so.
The Lamine River bridge was burned down several times by Confederate guerillas, and the union built a huge set of entrenchments in the area. For some reason or another they were expecting a big fight and had a ton of soldiers here. It never came, and troops were moved from the area. Many of those men went on to some of the most famous bloody battles in the Civil War. After troops were removed, thats when Maj. Gen. Sterling Prices force moved in and burned the bridge down. The other times it was Confederate sympathisers and Guerillas. Kinda neat. Looking over the landscape this HUGE network of entrenchements built in 1861 is still visable. Wish I couldve took better photos, but its private property. If you look on the ridge line, you can see where its is.
Hope you enjoyed the thread. I love roaming an area with so much history, Id love to have a metal detector in these parts.
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.......Im gonna harvest a bunch of that Mullien for the hardwoodsman meet to give away to folks. :thumbup:
