Found another fantasy map. Definitely an island with one access road. It has small peninsulas with cliffs jutting over the mainland on the right. Maybe the dark areas are swamps (I'll have to explore them) and I also see an ancient forest line. I think I'll just disappear into that world for while.
Maybe this is another island where things have begun to green up. Or maybe it's just an old dry turkeytail fungus with moss growing on it.
The red pines were wet from all the recent rain. It really makes them RED.
And another fungus that I've learned the name of. This is Crowded Parchment fungus, Stereum complicatum. It's supposed to be very common, although I don't think I see it as often as I see turkeytail.
So, what was I doing in the woods yet another day in a row? I shuttled Chris back to the trail this morning, and then walked with him a short way before turning around. I really need to get some work done here! But we had a great visit- getting acquainted a bit.
You know in my fantasy, I would have just kept walking.
But I did come home, and I got a lot done. Serious editing, some work on the lawn. A few more things are starting to bloom. The Tete-a-tete daffodils in the rock garden are looking good. I walked around all my garden spaces to see what's happening. Stay tuned.
Miles walked in 2026- 141.2
NCT Hike 100 Challenge- 43.1
North Country Trail, Lake County, MI. North from Timber Creek (AGAIN), 2 miles and back.
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2 comments:
More walking would have been very tempting.
Java Bean: "Ayyy, that does look like a map to a quest location in one of our Dada's games that he likes to play!"
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