Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 21

Thread: Today's Hike

  1. #1
    Super Moderator crashdive123's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    North Florida
    Posts
    44,818

    Default Today's Hike

    Did a little exploring today. Thought about doing the shelter challenge while here, but decided to try a new and unfamiliar area. Felt it would be almost like cheating with so many resources. The last "picture" is a video I did of some of the walk.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Gator tracks

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Lunch - carrots, strawberries, walnuts, raisins, half a sammich (London Broil) and some hot coffee with almond milk

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Can't Means Won't

    My Youtube Channel


  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    East Tennessee
    Posts
    809

    Default

    thanks for the pics. i was a bit disappointed that i did not see any bacon jerky.

  3. #3
    Member SQWERL's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Location
    SOUTH EAST TN
    Posts
    79

    Default

    great pics and video. that area is beautiful! you can keep the gators though. glad they don't live in TN.

  4. #4
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    East Tennessee
    Posts
    809

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by SQWERL View Post
    great pics and video. that area is beautiful! you can keep the gators though. glad they don't live in TN.
    Haha, I completely agree.

  5. #5
    Alaska, The Madness! 1stimestar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2010
    Location
    Little cabin in the woods, middle of Alaska.
    Posts
    5,248

    Default

    Gorgeous. You have such a good eye Crash. I do miss big trees. We only have small Charlie Brown trees up here.
    Why do I live in Alaska? Because I can.

    Alaska, the Madness! Bloggity Stories of the North Country

    "Building Codes, Alaskans don't need no stinking Building Codes." Sourdough

    Yes, I have wifi in my outhouse!

  6. #6

    Default

    Awesome photos.
    Quote Originally Posted by 1stimestar View Post
    Gorgeous. You have such a good eye Crash. I do miss big trees. We only have small Charlie Brown trees up here.
    Really? I thought Alaska has tons of huge evergreens.

  7. #7
    Alaska, The Madness! 1stimestar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2010
    Location
    Little cabin in the woods, middle of Alaska.
    Posts
    5,248

    Default

    Not up here in the Interior. Those trees are 500 miles south of me. Up here it is too cold and we have too much permafrost for big trees.
    Why do I live in Alaska? Because I can.

    Alaska, the Madness! Bloggity Stories of the North Country

    "Building Codes, Alaskans don't need no stinking Building Codes." Sourdough

    Yes, I have wifi in my outhouse!

  8. #8

    Default

    Nice spot and great shots Crash!

    In that oak hammock at the beginning all of the palms available for shelter making were Sabal Palms, Florida's state tree. As I am sure you know it is also called cabbage palm or swamp cabbage. When it is between 9' and 12' tall it is harvested for the heart of palm. It was and is used by Seminoles to make their shelters, tikis.

    Saw Palmetto grows in dense thickets. Never gets very tall and has a sprawling trunk system. You can harvest the terminal buds without killing the plant. While harvesting the cabbage palm requires killing the trees. In fact it is nearly impossible to kill saw palmetto. I have had friends buy land covered in saw palmetto with the plan to clear it. Good luck with that. Burn it, it comes back denser, chop it up and it comes back. Plow it under with a bobcat and it comes back.

    The berries of both plants were an important food stable for early Floridians. They also have medicinal properties. Great source of fire building materials from tinder and kindling. Several types of cordage can be made from these plants from the dander fibers, the frond hairs, the fronds themselves. I use Sabal Palm fronds for matting in front of my tent during the rainy season, for a spatula and also as tongs. Anyway, great tree.

    The unseen raptor in the video is a red shouldered hawk. That is its territorial call.

  9. #9
    cold leftovers Psalm25's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Location
    Canada
    Posts
    196

    Default

    Awesome pics Crash!!
    "If you're seeking to survive in the wilderness then good gear will get you to the last 10%. Training and practice are needed for the 90%."

    "If you can see smoke comin from your neighbor's chimney, your too close to your neighbor and its time to move on" - My Grandfather

  10. #10

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by SQWERL View Post
    great pics and video. that area is beautiful! you can keep the gators though. glad they don't live in TN.
    My father was raised in TN, he used to tell me stories about gators ....just saying
    I Wonder Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink what ever comes out?"

  11. #11

    Default

    Great photos as always... Florida does have some great landscape.
    I Wonder Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink what ever comes out?"

  12. #12
    Senior Member hunter63's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    SE/SW Wisconsin
    Posts
    26,843

    Default

    Again, a welcome break for 12 degrees.......Thanks
    Geezer Squad....Charter Member #1
    Evoking the 50 year old rule...
    First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
    Member Wahoo Killer knives club....#27

  13. #13
    Super Moderator crashdive123's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    North Florida
    Posts
    44,818

    Default

    Downloading pictures from today's (Saturday) exploring.
    Can't Means Won't

    My Youtube Channel

  14. #14

  15. #15

  16. #16

  17. #17

  18. #18

  19. #19

  20. #20

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •