Photos A Walk in Nature

[Scott J.]

Trying to avoid the ticks and the copperheads is a challenge in the summer, but worthwhile. Had my Case Barlow with me.

 

[mcc850]

Less than 10 KM away from US border. The mont Owl heads is a mountain in Potton, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, The mountain has a height of 747 metres (2,451 ft). Little frequented, the mountain offers a vigorous hike in nature with, as its final reward, the view of lake Memphremagog and Vermont. Everyone agrees: the view from the summit of the mountain will take your breath away! Admire the panoramic vista of the lake below and the surrounding mountains of Jay Peak, Éléphant and Orford. Trail access is free of charge at all times
HAGD

Newport, Vermont

Québec, Mont-Orford national park in the background

West-facing, The Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range runs primarily south to north and extends approximately 250 miles from the border with Massachusetts to the border with Quebec, Canada.

Absolutely stunning views. I don’t think I am allowed to complain, as I live in Florida near beautiful beaches, but mountain views are as good as it gets. I am envious of folks that get to see them on a daily basis.

 

[CelloDan]

The mont Owl heads is a mountain in Potton, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec

Awesome pics !
I just checked Mon Owl Head and is only 2:40 hr from where I live.
Looks doable, ... as in get up very early, hike up, hike down, go have a double cheeseburger, coke and fries, drive back home in the evening ... call in sick the next day and go to the beach ... I am serious LOL

Trying to avoid the ticks

I know man, ticks are so bad this year in some areas of Ontario.
Our first family "adventure" this year where we camped on an island was cut short because of the ticks. It was earlier in the season when they were out in full feeding mode. We took all the precautions but still, we saw just too many, our dog had like 6 on him after two days .

It did not used to be this way. With milder winters they have been increasing in numbers for the past few years.

Nature is still worthwhile as you said
( luckily for us no copperheads around here ... that I know off lol )

 

[CelloDan]

So unknown to me it turns out that we DID HAVE PANKO in our house.
Still if RayseM had not brought it up I would not have known what it was in the cupboards

It seems my daughter had bought it to cook some veggie meat breaded thing a few weeks ago lol

I tried it with some haddock I had bought and it turned out good, however the flakes were too coarse , as in too big.

Today I chopped it much finer in the food processor and fried some perch we caught yesterday and it was AMAZING YUM

 

[CelloDan]

OK folks, I am on a roll

Tomorrow I'll leave on another "little solo adventure" on Esperanza.
( I have to get to know it perfectly in order to show it to RayseM next year )

The plan is to go from the first lock close to Kingston ON where the canal empties into Lake Ontario to Newboro ( the highest point in the system ) from Friday afternoon till Monday afternoon.

I can easily do more miles and I found out that I am the happiest when onboard Esperanza so I may go for a longer distance however I also want to just chill and take it easy ... we'll see. ( btw I can not believe that I can get like 100 km range out of one gallon of gas on Esperanza puttering with it's 2hp outboard)

I have shed a lot of things I took on my first trip that I found I did not really need, so with this more practical approach in mind I am only taking two knives with me, my Victorinox Farmer and my Grohmann Bird and trout.

The tips of their blades show the planned route.

I have shown plenty of shots of Esperanza's bow + water + trees so I am not really sure what to share this time.
If something exciting does happen I'll be sure to post it though

 

[Scott J.]

OK folks, I am on a roll

Tomorrow I'll leave on another "little solo adventure" on Esperanza.
( I have to get to know it perfectly in order to show it to RayseM next year )

The plan is to go from the first lock close to Kingston ON where the canal empties into Lake Ontario to Newboro ( the highest point in the system ) from Friday afternoon till Monday afternoon.

I can easily do more miles and I found out that I am the happiest when onboard Esperanza so I may go for a longer distance however I also want to just chill and take it easy ... we'll see. ( btw I can not believe that I can get like 100 km range out of one gallon of gas on Esperanza puttering with it's 2hp outboard)

I have shed a lot of things I took on my first trip that I found I did not really need, so with this more practical approach in mind I am only taking two knives with me, my Victorinox Farmer and my Grohmann Bird and trout.

The tips of their blades show the planned route.

I have shown plenty of shots of Esperanza's bow + water + trees so I am not really sure what to share this time.
If something exciting does happen I'll be sure to post it though

Sounds freakin awesome.
I gotta sat tho, it wouldn't hurt to have a Bug Out or similar one hand opening knife with a pocket clip.

 

[RayseM]

So unknown to me it turns out that we DID HAVE PANKO in our house.
Still if RayseM had not brought it up I would not have known what it was in the cupboards

It seems my daughter had bought it to cook some veggie meat breaded thing a few weeks ago lol

I tried it with some haddock I had bought and it turned out good, however the flakes were too coarse , as in too big.

Today I chopped it much finer in the food processor and fried some perch we caught yesterday and it was AMAZING YUM

Glad to be able to expand your epicurean expeditions Dan. If you look you will find different brands develop different coarseness of Panko from fine to, as you discovered, COARSE. We prefer KIKKOMAN Japanese Style.

AND - I appreciate you getting in some more canal practice. You'll have this Esperanza cruising perfected. Lovely to have your summer leisure. You are living right!

 

[CelloDan]

My Dad loved navigating the Rideau.

I built Esperanza for him when he retired and named the boat as a way to evoke feelings of hope.

Perhaps my drive to navigate it now is due to an inner desire to connect with him and deal with past hurts and wounds.

We haven’t seen each other that often or talked that much in the last few years sadly.
He has aged so much !

I thought it would be great for my Dad and I to navigate the first leg of the trip together, 17 km from Kingston to Upper Brewers Lock.

My wife and my mom dropped us and drove the car to the next lock and waited for us.

He ( we) had a great time !

We ate together at Upper Brewers, my wife helped me set up camp and then they drove home.

I am happy we got this chance to navigate together.

Knife content:
Inside my tiny little tent with my trusty Victorinox Farmer

 

[Jack Black]

Good luck Dan

 

[bigfish64]

My Dad loved navigating the Rideau.

I built Esperanza for him when he retired and named the boat as a way to evoke feelings of hope.

Perhaps my drive to navigate it now is due to an inner desire to connect with him and deal with past hurts and wounds.

We haven’t seen each other that often or talked that much in the last few years sadly.
He has aged so much !

I thought it would be great for my Dad and I to navigate the first leg of the trip together, 17 km from Kingston to Upper Brewers Lock.

My wife and my mom dropped us and drove the car to the next lock and waited for us.

He ( we) had a great time !

We ate together at Upper Brewers, my wife helped me set up camp and then they drove home.

I am happy we got this chance to navigate together.

Knife content:
Inside my tiny little tent with my trusty Victorinox Farmer

That’s awesome Dan, a treasured memory for both of you for sure!

 

[lambertiana]

My Viper forum knife cull enjoying the view from the top of Mt Whitney (14,508', or 4422M) this morning:

 

[CelloDan]

Good luck Dan

Thank you Jack

That’s awesome Dan, a treasured memory for both of you for sure!

Thank you Tod , I needed this memory and I’ll treasure it.

My Viper forum knife cull enjoying the view from the top of Mt Whitney (14,508', or 4422M) this morning:

Wow, that’s amazing.
I just checked and that is the highest mountain in the Contiguous United States.
Permits which are limited are required to climb it
Wow again my friend

Good for you
How long to get to the top ?

Mount Whitney - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[lambertiana]

Wow, that’s amazing.
I just checked and that is the highest mountain in the USA.
Permits ( limited number) are required to go to the top, wow again my friend

Good for you
How long to get to the top ?

Mount Whitney - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

A lot of that permit information is for those who want to summit from Whitney Portal on the east side. Although I have done that before (including once doing the whole thing - 22 miles round trip starting at 8374' for a total of 6300 total vertical including some up and down -in about 15 hours) I prefer to do it at the end of a longer backpacking trip. Some of the youth at church wanted to do Whitney, so we did a six day route starting on the west side of the Sierra at Mineral King, with a total mileage of 57.6 miles. My brother and his son-in-law came out for this trip and the three of us did an additional side trip that involved starting on a rough trail and then ending with a big rock scramble. It was below freezing on top of Whitney this morning, and when we got back home it was 103 (I live at 300' above sea level). What a difference some elevation makes.

One thing that should be corrected in that wikipedia article is the official elevation. They say it is 14,505'. That is the elevation of the US Coast and Geodetic Survey Triangulation Station marker. The highest point is three feet higher than the marker, making it 14,508'.

Another error in the wikipedia article is that they repeatedly say that Mt Whitney is composed of granite. More correctly, it is granodiorite. The difference is the type of feldspar found in the rock - granite is predominantly potassium feldspar while granodiorite is predominantly sodium and calcium feldspar. The pluton that makes up Mt Whitney is named Mt Whitney granodiorite, which is part of a nested pluton involving the Paradise granodiorite pluton. After the Paradise pluton intruded and started to cool and solidify from the walls inward, a somewhat more differentiated siliceous core burst through the solidified wall to form the separately named Mt Whitney granodiorite. In hand the rocks are obviously different - Paradise granodiorite is finer grained and more gray, while the Mt Whitney granodiorite is lighter color (and sometimes with a pink hue) and much coarser grained, with large feldspar phenocrysts. And the rock on which the knife rests is not even Mt Whitney granodiorite. The very summit of Whitney has a thin layer of fine-grained aplite.

 

[CelloDan]

A lot of that permit information is for those who want to summit from Whitney Portal on the east side. Although I have done that before (including once doing the whole thing - 22 miles round trip starting at 8374' for a total of 6300 total vertical including some up and down -in about 15 hours) I prefer to do it at the end of a longer backpacking trip. Some of the youth at church wanted to do Whitney, so we did a six day route starting on the west side of the Sierra at Mineral King, with a total mileage of 57.6 miles. My brother and his son-in-law came out for this trip and the three of us did an additional side trip that involved starting on a rough trail and then ending with a big rock scramble. It was below freezing on top of Whitney this morning, and when we got back home it was 103 (I live at 300' above sea level). What a difference some elevation makes.

One thing that should be corrected in that wikipedia article is the official elevation. They say it is 14,505'. That is the elevation of the US Coast and Geodetic Survey Triangulation Station marker. The highest point is three feet higher than the marker, making it 14,508'.

Another error in the wikipedia article is that they repeatedly say that Mt Whitney is composed of granite. More correctly, it is granodiorite. The difference is the type of feldspar found in the rock - granite is predominantly potassium feldspar while granodiorite is predominantly sodium and calcium feldspar. The pluton that makes up Mt Whitney is named Mt Whitney granodiorite, which is part of a nested pluton involving the Paradise granodiorite pluton. After the Paradise pluton intruded and started to cool and solidify from the walls inward, a somewhat more differentiated siliceous core burst through the solidified wall to form the separately named Mt Whitney granodiorite. In hand the rocks are obviously different - Paradise granodiorite is finer grained and more gray, while the Mt Whitney granodiorite is lighter color (and sometimes with a pink hue) and much coarser grained, with large felspar phenocrysts. And the rock on which the knife rests is not even Mt Whitney granodiorite. The very summit of Whitney has a thin layer of fine-grained aplite.

Amazing my friend
The 6 day hike sounds like the way to go to take it all in.

PS: My teenaged daughters keep telling not to believe Wikipedia too much lol.
They are not allowed to use it as a source of information at school

 

[Just Tom.]

granite is predominantly potassium feldspar while granodiorite is predominantly sodium and calcium feldspar. The pluton that makes up Mt Whitney is named Mt Whitney granodiorite, which is part of a nested pluton involving the Paradise granodiorite pluton. After the Paradise pluton intruded and started to cool and solidify from the walls inward, a somewhat more differentiated siliceous core burst through the solidified wall to form the separately named Mt Whitney granodiorite. In hand the rocks are obviously different - Paradise granodiorite is finer grained and more gray, while the Mt Whitney granodiorite is lighter color (and sometimes with a pink hue) and much coarser grained, with large felspar phenocrysts. And the rock on which the knife rests is not even Mt Whitney granodiorite. The very summit of Whitney has a thin layer of fine-grained aplite.

I’m just going to nod and pretend I know what all that means…

I suspect I would need a degree in geology to actually understand it.

 

[Knives&Lint]

My camping trip to Denny Creek that I mentioned a few pages back. Our campsite was right on the creek. We also hiked up to Keekwulee Falls and Melakwa Lake above as well. Had a wonderful time of course. Here's a link to my longer post in the general forum for those interested in seeing some of the non-traditional knife pics I took: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...-are-you-carrying-today.1573161/post-20649982

Here's some shots of the traditionals and fixed blades I took along, as well as some nature pics.

 

[Scott J.]

I don't have the photogenic vistas you guys are posting, but.....out in nature... traditional knife... I'm all about that.

 

[Headwinds]

My camping trip to Denny Creek that I mentioned a few pages back. Our campsite was right on the creek. We also hiked up to Keekwulee Falls and Melakwa Lake above as well. Had a wonderful time of course. Here's a link to my longer post in the general forum for those interested in seeing some of the non-traditional knife pics I took: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...-are-you-carrying-today.1573161/post-20649982

Here's some shots of the traditionals and fixed blades I took along, as well as some nature pics.

You could make a great calendar with just the shots in this post. Really well done!

 

[Knives&Lint]

You could make a great calendar with just the shots in this post. Really well done!

Aw shucks , thanks for the kind words my friend. That's actually a good idea for family back home (nature shots not knife) come Christmas time.

 

[CelloDan]

My camping trip to Denny Creek that I mentioned a few pages back.

Spectacular nature and knives shots … and the FOOD

I don't have the photogenic vistas you guys are posting, but.....out in nature... traditional knife... I'm all about that.

That’s it my friend

——

Just woke up in my little tent ️, it’s the last day of this trip on the Rideau canal
Trying yo decide how far I will go to let my wife kniw where to pick me up.

I had almost no signal for the past couple days but seems to be working now.

Here is a Heron I saw on Saturday