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Saturday, April 21, 2012

S is for Spirit of the Woods

 
Today was the monthly hike for the Spirit of the Woods Chapter of the North Country Trail Association.

After the hike, some of us went on to Gale's Pond for a while, and then I had a meeting tonight. I'm too tired to do this post justice, because we saw a number of rare plants. I'm going to beg off for now, and hopefully bring you some of those in the future.

The hike was at Loda Lake Wildflower Preserve. It's about an hour from where I live. It's the only Forest Service Wildflower Preserve there is! It turned out to be too early to see a lot of things in bloom, but I learned a lot, and saw some plants I didn't know very well.

Here's Loda Lake itself.

Loda Lake

A Forest Service botanist met us there and gave us a guided tour. That tour also included some history of how the area came to belong to the forest, and past land use, which included two small farms. Here are some members of our group inspecting a display about that history.

Loda Lake

I probably drove everyone crazy jumping around and ooohing and aaahing about plants, but hey.... it was a wildflower hike!

I promise you pictures in the future, but I want to be able to tell you about the plants, and I'm falling asleep!



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20 comments:

  1. john bainApril 22, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    Well at last I know. You do sleep sometimes!

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  2. Secondary RoadsApril 22, 2012 at 8:44 AM

    That must have been fun. For all. The others wanted to demonstrate as you did, but they lacked the energy. :)

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  3. UnknownApril 22, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    That looks beautiful! I'm not much of a hiker, myself - I prefer the just-going-for-a-walk side of the spectrum ; )

    Thanks for popping in on my blog! And good luck visiting everybody else - that's quite a challenge!!

    Tessa.x

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  4. Michael AbayomiApril 22, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    I've never gone hiking before, but I used to be a boy scout and we used to go on excursions to game reserves and stuff. Don't know if that counts...? Anyways, thanks for stopping by at my blog. :D

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  5. griefcase.blogspot.comApril 22, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    Beautiful photography. Great post. So glad I stopped by. Thank you sincerely for sharing.

    Linda Della Donna
    www.bookorbust.blogspot.com

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  6. Charlotte Henley BabbApril 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    I love wildflowers too, and here in South Carolina we have a lot of them blooming now,especially the small grass flowers, as well as mountain laurel and rhododendron.

    Happy Earth Day! Thank you for stopping by my blog. Happy A to Z Challenge.

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  7. Fran@Broken Cookies Don't CountApril 22, 2012 at 9:39 AM

    Sounds like a beautiful place! I know how it is when you feel too tired to do a topic justice. Frustrating.

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  8. Stephanie VApril 22, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    I think the spirit is well captured in your photos.

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  9. AnonymousApril 22, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    Nice post. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Good look with the rest of the challenge.

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  10. Liz BrownleeApril 22, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    Happy earth day! I was never able to walk as my blood sugar would not stay ok for long enough, but now I have a little dog who warns me when it is getting low, I can manage, and I have REALLY enjoyed those walks, I can tell you!

    Sharkbytes when I put your address with an http in the search bar, Google told me that you were a site pretending to be you intending to harm my computer if I went further. Perhaps you could ask wordpress about this? just the www. in the address and everything was fine.

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  11. Rek SeshApril 22, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    Beautiful, serene images, I would want to have a cat nap right among the trees. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  12. Donna McDineApril 22, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    Thank you for sharing your glorious pictures and the recount of your day.


    Visiting through the A to Z Challenge. Lovely blog!

    Best regards,
    Donna
    Award-winning Children’s Author
    Write What Inspires You Blog
    The Golden Pathway story book Blog

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  13. AnnApril 22, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    Looks like a nice lake. Now go get some rest :)

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  14. RNSANEApril 22, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    I haven't really hiked since my youth...say, fifty years ago but, a stroll around that beautiful lake, sounds like fun.

    Hope you slept well last night.

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  15. cathy@1970kikiprojectApril 22, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    looks like you had a great day for the hike! (and a busy one for you!)
    hiking is such a great way to appreciate nature...i'd love to see that trail and those flowers!

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  16. Elaine L. BridgeApril 22, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    Visiting from A/Z with thanks for visiting my blog Yours is beautiful - I am so glad to have found it. Truly there is something wonderful in every single day. Blog on and finish strong!

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  17. jeanlivingsimpleApril 22, 2012 at 10:53 PM

    I totally understand your passion and being tired after the hike having recently done one myself.:)
    Looking forward to your future post!

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  18. BarbaraApril 23, 2012 at 12:23 PM

    Looks like a beautiful place. Thanks for the visit! Enjoy A-Z.

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  19. MelApril 23, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    Sounds like a beautiful hike. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Happy A-Zing!

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  20. nutschellApril 23, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    that's a beautiful picture of the lake:)
    Nutschell
    www.thewritingnut.com
    Happy A-Zing!

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