![bear creek](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEraC0fTfFevH1tU1spFX85hD8sZwDwxS2aF8ygOluJq9wReUFgqzyTTfa1ojgSkTR8votVUAGWM8Hl9PjHNKCJRxdf0zb4Be3uwPLVrqzCFFQYZ_KM7VfNK70oPgsfAwlycdoqMDWo4E/s500/NCT-PierceN01-BearCreek.jpg)
The sun showed up in the late afternoon, making every little wetland spectactular
![wetland with cloud reflections](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7CFoKXcO46U0kc-LC1ksy7HKByRbg_LH-5PZL7kZviXcSnYILux88lfMTINXouoYKTVVBRXsBs7VZMQLY0txtVMqTqrieeA1aHeASnjADF3K78ghcbqOzO7oUG-hVf0LTrvsOMU1ZL4/s2048/NCT-PierceN02-wetland.jpg)
A bit gruesome, but interesting- a contorted deer skeleton in the creek that is still holding together. It looks as if it belongs in some sort of fantasy game.
![deer skeleton](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTl_79phbUGF31NpjKMTpWP78bi6ZsMGKPj7Wtb2jBF2deBFTJJsPHILSwn1Kq64kAC_bzViS5FTug3qxz4casxDEhaq1ZZy_m0VKihHqmUP8ZukylxMeQ8ABjHOgv4TjPArVY5vpuWM/s500/Deer41-skeleton.jpg)
Just one more picture of a happy hiker, Denali. She's miles beyond here now.
![hiker](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxOju-1PcYYb74ST3jU4s7V0lhQOsw47P_lKhxyLRzmCqoh5q9qD1UEFxvyLTHHBBILJ6A992X0Lr3AdRJMdxqB-vYHe2Uhxlj8HUj9XwTkD_0votNqUiS4VOf7lcv79BcDo-6kyGWYA/s500/DenaliHiker07.jpg)
Today, I did some trail work. On one section of our trail, someone had taken dark blue spray paint and just made huge blobby messes on way too many trees.
![dark blue spray paint on a tree](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhkKDQmfk34sR2lAkYBiIMOnVNzYsVf9ZBPiGdDlnonkFU0NtuRykG91ySfqhiik2FuiJCNwy5qRGaAJ5Jhko7FccmGyRA6vefgqjrXTUpS9R0yQz00v0Hp1h4qSHu4rCzV8iJ4jgnA4/s500/DarkBlueSprayPaint01.jpg)
Andrea went with me, and we started scraping those off and painting new, correct blazes. We only got about a half mile done, but we'll be back. This is the section that was such a mess last winter.
![painting a blue trail blaze on a tree](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzHnF9JS2T_DWVZ7RXXiSVPXFV_xxb1xJjDaK9wKM2EgHkn8-tedf5oR1Tb98ZyxJTVKOiod6YXYuEMqmgF1dRWD-H5M5VUC4ppchXSW-aiSORMTDMgkzsm0IRNnZvd8KGdzUWz5fnKA/s500/Andrea02-blazing.jpg)
In other news: I did editing, and worked on the Newaygo County Data Book.
North Country Trail, Lake County, MI, 5 Mile Road north and back doing trail work, about 2 miles
North Country Trail miles for 2021 is at 263.
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4 comments:
Looks like it was a beautiful day. The picture of the deer skeleton is a bit sad but fascinating as well
Cool find with the skeleton! Looks like you had lovely weather for hiking and blazing.
Ann and Lin- It was perfect. Blazing isn't much fun when it's hot.
Charlee: "Our Dada says that in a fantasy game that deer skeleton would probably stand up and charge at you."
Chaplin: "Way to be morbid, Dada!"
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