Saturday, March 04, 2006

Walk in the Woods...

The fall colors in Michigan were spectacular in 2005. Sara and I had the pleasure of hiking part of the North Country Trail with Teddy “Cavedog” Keizer as organized by the Western Michigan Chapter of the North Country Trail Association. Cavedog was midway through completing a 50k hike in each of the 50 States in less than 100 days (you do the math). Below are a selection of pictures from the Manistee National Forest all taken on October 27, 2005. Hover your pointer for a description of the photo.


Old bridge footings on the Manistee
Wild Apple and Sugar Maple














Cattail marsh off main channel







Glaciated rock








Cavedog and crew on the NCT















Hemlock, Aspen, and Maple over the Manistee
Manistee Valley














Sapsucker marks on a Paper Birch






Sandbar Willow and Cattails














Tamaraks















Paper Birch on the River
Cracked Beech














Old log jam on the Manistee







Edible?















Floodplain Field







FISH!







Fall reflections















Brillant MaplesLooking down to the River
The trail back Beech and Hemlock















Looking over the valley






Oak and Bracken Fern

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