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pics from last week's hike...lots of stone structures from back in the day.
i was wandering around for a good two hours and this was only 1 of 2 birch trees i found in this spot...stuffed some of the bark in my pocket for later use.
good spot for a winter overnighter. it's always a hassle staking down my tarp in the frozen and rocky ground. here i'll just use the rocks as anchor points.
i found a lot of these...good thing i packed an axe that day.
i don't know why but these always remind me of natives' hairstyle
only wintergreen with a fruit i've found. at least i think it's wintergreen...i'm still working on my wild edible skills.
something was munching on this...although i've been known to snack on grubs i find inside rotting wood it wasn't me though.
no idea what kinda tree but the pattern reminds me of a boa constrictor's.
my only cutting tools for the day.
this hike was all about gathering fire wood for future overnighters...day light runs out quickly during this time. work now, play time later.
my fire prep.
another thing i suck at - tree identification. all i know is this one was just right for making shavings.
almost forgot about that birch bark in my pocket.
laid my fire prep on pieces of bark (the overnight frost left the ground damp).
gotta love birch bark! went up in no time.
pencil-sized twigs next.
thumb-sized twigs.
still a lot left...i've gotten a lot better at being patient and spending a lot of time prepping.
after a good 4 hours with the axe, i'm going to let the fire do the work of sectioning this log now...i was beat.
i turned around and saw my axe covered with these little guys!
they work fast too! my axe was covered in spider webs - you can see one of the webs reflecting off of the sun.
must be the boss...he was just standing there watching everyone else work.
gear for the day...tested a new water filter too.
gotta have spam!
this time i made sure not to forget my hot sauce and ketchup.
it's rare that i'm in front of a camp fire without a flask, hehehe. i don't want to have a close encounter with an axe.
more knife pron.
in my area axe is king but i did miss my machete greatly though.
one of many piles i stashed all over the area. makes doing an overnighter much more enjoyable when i know i can just go straight to bushcrafty tasks.
all brown now...sigh.
my one luxury item for the day...with an axe, i decided it's best to leave the flask at home.
sums up this day quite nicely.
i didn't grew up with axes but the more i use mine the more i'm loving it.
this is the same wood i used for the fire prep shavings by the way. no idea what it is but it felt really nice for carving so i saved it for later use instead of tossing it in the fire.
my stash all covered up.
i was wandering around for a good two hours and this was only 1 of 2 birch trees i found in this spot...stuffed some of the bark in my pocket for later use.
good spot for a winter overnighter. it's always a hassle staking down my tarp in the frozen and rocky ground. here i'll just use the rocks as anchor points.
i found a lot of these...good thing i packed an axe that day.
i don't know why but these always remind me of natives' hairstyle
only wintergreen with a fruit i've found. at least i think it's wintergreen...i'm still working on my wild edible skills.
something was munching on this...although i've been known to snack on grubs i find inside rotting wood it wasn't me though.
no idea what kinda tree but the pattern reminds me of a boa constrictor's.
my only cutting tools for the day.
this hike was all about gathering fire wood for future overnighters...day light runs out quickly during this time. work now, play time later.
my fire prep.
another thing i suck at - tree identification. all i know is this one was just right for making shavings.
almost forgot about that birch bark in my pocket.
laid my fire prep on pieces of bark (the overnight frost left the ground damp).
gotta love birch bark! went up in no time.
pencil-sized twigs next.
thumb-sized twigs.
still a lot left...i've gotten a lot better at being patient and spending a lot of time prepping.
after a good 4 hours with the axe, i'm going to let the fire do the work of sectioning this log now...i was beat.
i turned around and saw my axe covered with these little guys!
they work fast too! my axe was covered in spider webs - you can see one of the webs reflecting off of the sun.
must be the boss...he was just standing there watching everyone else work.
gear for the day...tested a new water filter too.
gotta have spam!
this time i made sure not to forget my hot sauce and ketchup.
it's rare that i'm in front of a camp fire without a flask, hehehe. i don't want to have a close encounter with an axe.
more knife pron.
in my area axe is king but i did miss my machete greatly though.
one of many piles i stashed all over the area. makes doing an overnighter much more enjoyable when i know i can just go straight to bushcrafty tasks.
all brown now...sigh.
my one luxury item for the day...with an axe, i decided it's best to leave the flask at home.
sums up this day quite nicely.
i didn't grew up with axes but the more i use mine the more i'm loving it.
this is the same wood i used for the fire prep shavings by the way. no idea what it is but it felt really nice for carving so i saved it for later use instead of tossing it in the fire.
my stash all covered up.
