- Joined
- Apr 13, 2007
- Messages
- 12,294
Went for a hike with Mrs Pit today in an attempt to purge my body from the excesses of yesterday....Thanksgiving dinner, pudding and copious amounts of beer and wine !
The hike started with an open grassy area that used to be a huge orchard:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
Before long we hit the coastal path:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
You can't beat watching the waves crash against the rocks:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
As I looked down some rocks I spotted this little guy, maybe I could catch him !
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
I managed to get to him just ahead of Snicker:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
Me and Mrs Pit:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
In a recent post there was talk about the great natural tinders that we have in the PNW, Fatwood, Tinder fungus, Cedar bark etc. Someone commented that they wouldn't be suprised if we even had a Gasoline tree.....well this one ain't far off :
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
The Balsam fir is covered in these tiny blisters that contain pure liquid resin, collect a jar of this stuff and you can start an inferno !
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
Some other info about this tree:
Native people obtained the aromatic resin from the bark and used it as a salve for treating all kinds of cuts, to alleviate sores. These early Americans also consumed the resin to treat all kinds of colds, to reduce persistent coughs and to deal with asthma. The frontier doctors were also attracted to the resin of the balsam fir and used it extensively during the early stages of colonial expansion on the continent. Once the benefits of the resin and the balsam fir as a whole became known, it eventually found its way into the general U.S. Pharmacopoeia as an effective herbal medicine. An herbal tea was made from the inner bark of the balsam fir and was used as a remedy for the treatment of chest pains, at the same time, the twigs steeped in water were used as a natural laxative. Native Americans also used bits of the root and chewed them for treating oral sores and other problems in the mouth. Even the needles of the balsam fir were used by the Native American peoples. The needles were used in sweat baths, which can be considered equivalent to a sauna, handfuls of balsam needles placed on live coals would be used as a scent. The people taking the sweat baths would inhale the vapors to help in clearing up the congestion in the chest due to colds and persistent coughs. Potpourris in some parts of North America traditionally contained the leaves, the cones and the resin of the balsam fir.
The hike started with an open grassy area that used to be a huge orchard:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
Before long we hit the coastal path:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
You can't beat watching the waves crash against the rocks:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
As I looked down some rocks I spotted this little guy, maybe I could catch him !
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
I managed to get to him just ahead of Snicker:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
Me and Mrs Pit:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
In a recent post there was talk about the great natural tinders that we have in the PNW, Fatwood, Tinder fungus, Cedar bark etc. Someone commented that they wouldn't be suprised if we even had a Gasoline tree.....well this one ain't far off :
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
The Balsam fir is covered in these tiny blisters that contain pure liquid resin, collect a jar of this stuff and you can start an inferno !
By pitdog2010 at 2010-10-10
Some other info about this tree:
Native people obtained the aromatic resin from the bark and used it as a salve for treating all kinds of cuts, to alleviate sores. These early Americans also consumed the resin to treat all kinds of colds, to reduce persistent coughs and to deal with asthma. The frontier doctors were also attracted to the resin of the balsam fir and used it extensively during the early stages of colonial expansion on the continent. Once the benefits of the resin and the balsam fir as a whole became known, it eventually found its way into the general U.S. Pharmacopoeia as an effective herbal medicine. An herbal tea was made from the inner bark of the balsam fir and was used as a remedy for the treatment of chest pains, at the same time, the twigs steeped in water were used as a natural laxative. Native Americans also used bits of the root and chewed them for treating oral sores and other problems in the mouth. Even the needles of the balsam fir were used by the Native American peoples. The needles were used in sweat baths, which can be considered equivalent to a sauna, handfuls of balsam needles placed on live coals would be used as a scent. The people taking the sweat baths would inhale the vapors to help in clearing up the congestion in the chest due to colds and persistent coughs. Potpourris in some parts of North America traditionally contained the leaves, the cones and the resin of the balsam fir.
