Woods Walk With The Old BK7

[Mistwalker]

I went out earlier today to gather up some materials for an upcoming fire starting demonstration next weekend. We are supposed to have a few days of rain this week, and it's really coming down right now. I just spent some time wondering around gathering up some Paper-Bark Maple bark, Cedar bark, various seed pods, and some dry grasses and stuff. My tool of choice for the Day was the BK7 and I took some more random pictures and some photos for the website while I was out.

I was down on the river.

I found some fungi.

and some seedy scat.

The BK7 cut a lot of brier vines.

Found several spots where Muskrats had sat and dined on muscles.

Found some beaver sign too I think.

There are several kinds of berries still out yet.

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[Mistwalker]

I found an old turtle shell. Most of the outer layer was gone but one section was left. I had never realized it was translucent.

I stopped for a break of bread and cheese and enjoyed the view across the river for a bit. About then a coast guard vessel came down the river.

Then continuing on I found some small Hickory nuts.

I liked the weathered lines on this old root section of a tree.

While I was kneeling that pic this little guy came crawling across my leg, I wish I had been ready for it and gotten a better photo

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[Mistwalker]

I'm still trying to learn what this is.

In a clearing on a shelf above the river I found some wild edibles, some Ocoee and wild onions.

And quite a bit of some not so edible nightshade.

By then the rains had started, and it was time to head home.

 

[Moosez45]

Awesome pics, bro. Lots of good stuff in those pics. You should have gotten one of yourself while I was talkin' to you on the phone, that way, I could have been in the pics too.

What was the beaver signs, I couldn't see anything in the water. What was I supposed to be looking for? Scat? Paw Prints?

Moose

 

[Mistwalker]

Awesome pics, bro. Lots of good stuff in those pics. You should have gotten one of yourself while I was talkin' to you on the phone, that way, I could have been in the pics too.

What was the beaver signs, I couldn't see anything in the water. What was I supposed to be looking for? Scat? Paw Prints?

Moose

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it !

Lol, that's hilarious. I didn't even have the tripod with me tough, i was traveling light on equipment because I knew i would be packing stuff back out.

See the stick in that pic with all ther bark chewed off of it? That's usually a sign of beavers. We have several of them around here so I've never been sure if muskrats do that or not.

 

[Moosez45]

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it !

Lol, that's hilarious. I didn't even have the tripod with me tough, i was traveling light on equipment because I knew i would be packing stuff back out.

See the stick in that pic with all ther bark chewed off of it? That's usually a sign of beavers. We have several of them around here so I've never been sure if muskrats do that or not.

Ah, I saw that, but I figured trolling motor blade. Ok, good call, I'll be looking out for that more often, then.

We gots river otters here that leave muddy prints on submerged stones. Thats what I was looking for.

Moose

 

[Mistwalker]

Ah, I saw that, but I figured trolling motor blade. Ok, good call, I'll be looking out for that more often, then.

We gots river otters here that leave muddy prints on submerged stones. Thats what I was looking for.

Moose

Never seen any otters here accept in the aquarium. But I find a lot of sticks with the bark chewed off all up and down the river and at the mouths of larger creeks

 

[Battle Creek Knives]

Awesome pics!!!

that squiggly, fuzzy, doodad, plant picture is simply amazing.. !!

 

[JUST1MOR]

I liked the weathered lines on this old root section of a tree.

Mist, great shots once again. A dollar to a doughnut says this shot ends up on Moose's computer as his new 2011 wallpaper or screen saver . . .
Thanks for taking us out with you today.
Be safe.

 

[Bladite]

mmm knife pron


Bladite

 

[Mistwalker]

Awesome pics!!!

that squiggly, fuzzy, doodad, plant picture is simply amazing.. !!

Thanks man, I think so too, I must have a dozen photos of it from different hikes trying to learn what it is. It puts of pods a lot like milk weed pods and has heart shaped leaves.

I liked the weathered lines on this old root section of a tree.

Mist, great shots once again. A dollar to a doughnut says this shot ends up on Moose's computer as his new 2011 wallpaper or screen saver . . .
Thanks for taking us out with you today.
Be safe.

Thanks man, lol, I'd think he'd be using Guyon's pics of ever Becker since the Bronze Age...

 

[Bladite]

I'm still trying to learn what this is.

some kind of dogbane? perhaps milkweed family...


Bladite

 

[JV3]

awesome pics! first thing i thought of when i saw this was if it'll catch a spark if i gather a big enough ball of it.

 

[Mistwalker]

awesome pics! first thing i thought of when i saw this was if it'll catch a spark if i gather a big enough ball of it.

I think it's a lot like cattail in that it's a good flash tinder that needs to be mixed with other materials. It burns as fast as thistle seeds.

 

[xidragon]

I like that turtle shell.

 

[TheGame]

A blade that is meant to be used getting used. Wonderful pics, too. When I was out hunting today there was quite a few branches I saw that could have been cleared.. too bad I needed to keep myself quiet.

 

[GingivitisKahn]

Very cool stuff! You have a good eye.


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[fishunter219]

Nice pix. Is that the Tenn. River?

 

[Jake Bauer]

Awesome as usual!

 

[Mistwalker]

Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed the photos. Yep, Tennessee River a little ways down stream from Williams Island.