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Very Nice photo today, should submit to paddling.net photo of the week too.

Nice shot, Ben.  Your son using yak paddle?

Is this in the deep water section (by deep I mean the area just east of the portage to Streak where my depth finder was pinging 300 ft)?

dd

DentonDoc wrote on Aug 8^th, 2010 at 5:23pm:

Nice shot, Ben.  Your son using yak paddle? Yep, that's Brandon out there fishing. Is this in the deep water section (by deep I mean the area just east of the portage to Streak where my depth finder was pinging 300 ft)? dd

Nope... That shot was taken off the little island obviously shooting west. The island was up in that little group of islands north east where you guys showed me a spot. Not sure I camped where you guys did last year or not.

Ben

Oh, and yes... Brandon is using my kayak paddle.

Neat photo today...... I have my doubts 1 person was able to creat that inukshuk ;)

It can be done with a support structure underneath that's removed upon completion.

In a recent discussion (elsewhere) about Inukshuks that are built thousands of miles from where they belong I spoke up as a kicker instead of a builder.  This sort of rock building is not what I would kick, this is awesome!  Also a fun way to kill an afternoon.

Heads UP!

I'd love to have wallpaper of that shot at the head of my bed and extending along the ceiling.

Awesome pic today!!  Well done.

Which lake? Which campsite?

That's a really effective mist shot this morning.  Lovely.  Thanks!

Very nice picture today [smiley=thumbup.gif] Thanks

Doug -

Great collections of photos!  Looking forward to what comes next.

BTW:  Thanks for letting me hang at your place on my way north this summer.  You are a most gracious host!  Loved meeting the fam.  Hopefully we'll have another opportunity to share a Q campsite again before too long.

dd

Beautiful picture postcard today!!! [smiley=dankk2.gif]Doug

starwatcher

I'm wondering if this is the campsite Denton Doc stayed at. If so, was there the name carving in the trees and peeled bark off the otherwise beautiful birch trees when you were there? Otherwise an awesome campsite.

If DD stayed where I think he did, then the grove of birch COULD be that campsite.  What seems unfamiliar to me, however, is the "furniture".  That would be a new development since 2009.  We cleaned that site up a good bit last year but added no log seating.

Jimbo   8-)

Jimbo wrote on Aug 17^th, 2010 at 1:56pm:

If DD stayed where I think he did, then the grove of birch COULD be that campsite.  What seems unfamiliar to me, however, is the "furniture".  That would be a new development since 2009.

I stayed on the "peninsula" site this year (as well as last).  This picture looks VERY familiar.  However, like you said, some of the "furniture" looks new, even from my June trip.

Ben -

Eureka Timberline tent with vestibule?  I've got a 4-man version of that plus the front-end "cooking fly" as well.  But its a bit too heavy for my solo travels these days.

dd

Yep, that's a two man timberline w/ vestibule. My son got the 4 man version but like you, to much weight for me. I've used them for the thirty plus years I've been paddling.

And yep, this is on the peninsula across from the island campsite. It was a large area with several good tent site possibilities if I didn't take up have the space for my rain fly. The site was an easy paddle to some great fishing.

Ben

Jimbo... I was going through your pics from last year and #10 is not Paull Lake as it's labeled but from this campsite on Mex Hat. I have the exact picture three times... Once in the day, once a sunset and one morning shot.  ;D I can't remember if I submitted it.

Ben -

Did you walk out to the point at the Aegean campsite?  What did you think of the glacial erratics?

My (tighter) shot from this position was a morning fog.

dd

DentonDoc wrote on Aug 18^th, 2010 at 6:09am:

Ben - Did you walk out to the point at the Aegean campsite?  What did you think of the glacial erratics? My (tighter) shot from this position was a morning fog. dd

You recognized a great spot. The "glacial erratics" were neat. Not a bad paddle to the cave from here.

Boy, the last four pics are nice and clear... I gotta get me a better camera. All that work involved in tripping, and to come home with medium quallity pics ain't gonna do it for me no more... Thanks Spartan 2, your shots are inspiring.

Thank you.  I just got a new camera this year and some kick-butt lenses.  I think once I learn to use it all, I will be able to finally almost make the shots I see in my mind's eye, but I am not nearly there yet.

It sure is fun trying, though.   :)

db,

Nice photo of the fire today. Wish I had you photo nack and talent!

starwatcher

I like today's photo. I like it a LOT.

So do I.   :)

Today's morning mist shot and Linda's reflective scene, are in my top 2 favorite scenery subjects. Db's fire shot, sun rise/sun set and cloud shots would round out my top 5 favorite scenery subjects.

Any of them puts me in the moment  8-)

I totally agree. The morning mist got the wow and I was there! Thanks

Exquisite photo this morning.  I have gone back to it several times to bask in that morning mist and I am still wishing I were there.  Thanks.

Oh really nice photos lately.

I'm packing for a mid-September trip, and I'm looking at the Aug. 25 web shot, the Aug. 28 fire shot, and the Sept. 1 "sun paddle" shot (as well as others), how I wish I had a modicum of the lens talent these shooters have.

Dang, man.

More, please.

- kypaddler

Take a bunch of pictures. Toss the bad ones out before anyone else sees 'em. It's pretty simple really. Can you buy a luck filter yet?

Finally!  Up until now I thought I was the only one who took photos of our clothesline with laundry/clothing hanging on it.   ;D

Rick,

Thanks for the nice close-ups.  I like the berries, et al; or ate all.

starwatcher

Beautiful photo today!  Can't wait to go on my annual trip; about three weeks away.

starwatcher

I love the last 2 - same shot & very different, beautiful pictures!
Thanks for sharing.  -Tom

AHHHH!!!!

Today's thing.

I've seen a number of these at similar locations and have always wondered how they inserted them and how long is that eyebolt or whatever it's called?  Sometimes the stuff humans did/do simply amazes me. I'm hoping this is one that someone can easily educate me on. Brownie points will be awarded if you can explain how they were used and/or why there is no rust to be seen?

Pick up the Fall BWJ page 49 and let your kids read it, see if they can figure out the real purpose of the Ring Rock.
I could have done without 90% of that one.
Good question on the rust, when was stainless steel discovered?

Stainless steel was invented 1911 to 1913 according to the web.  Just a guess on the rust question.  If it's submerged all the time or dry all the time there's less chance for a chemical reaction and it won't rust.  I suspect it's a good quality steel and my guess it that the metal dries very quickly after a rain and doesn't have much of a chance to rust.

starwatcher

db wrote on Sep 29^th, 2010 at 7:15am:

Today's thing. I've seen a number of these at similar locations and have always wondered how they inserted them and how long is that eyebolt or whatever it's called?  Sometimes the stuff humans did/do simply amazes me. I'm hoping this is one that someone can easily educate me on. Brownie points will be awarded if you can explain how they were used and/or why there is no rust to be seen?

db,

As pajeff says, just check out the story & the pic in this BWJ issue.   Same danged ring at the Conk campsite, I'm guessing.

As written in the story, they were once used to tether the fabled and (allegedly) extinct Jackfish... which, of course, were puny suckers compared to pollyhumpers and some other fish I've heard tell about on QJ.  PJ catches & releases equivalent-sized fish regularly.

Anyway YOUR pic IS the BWJ pic minus the people & plus some flotsam & jetsam in the water.

Jimbo   8-)

Is that particular one on the Q end of the Beaverhouse-Q portage?

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that these rings were used more for the fur trade than logging.  It was something that trappers used to anchor their traps.  I have no proof of this - it's just a guess to possibly win the brownie points.  I need them.

PhantomJug wrote on Sep 30^th, 2010 at 12:11am:

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that these rings were used more for the fur trade than logging.  It was something that trappers used to anchor their traps.

Hmmmm.  Based on the ones I've seen, I guess they didn't want T-rex running off with the traps!   ;D

dd

wrote on Sep 29^th, 2010 at 11:20pm:

Is that particular one on the Q end of the Beaverhouse-Q portage?

I'm guessing Conk Lake.

Ummmm, budget constraints necessitated letting my BWJ subscription lapse with the Summer issue. (Anyone interested in a nearly complete set of back issues?)

I'm thinking it had something to do with moving barges or clumps of logs maybe??? I didn't look for wear patterns beyond the flat top that's not mushroomed at all. Anyone feel like offering a short description for that POD?

Trapping still goes on up there but.... Yesterday's photo is indeed from Conk's outflow looking beyond the takeout. Fifty points are awarded to O_S!  (He could have had some help though.)

Today's is from -- anyone?

Seeing logging stuff up there always humbles me. I just shake my head and can't even imagine what that life might have been like.

Anyway, they were used to boom logs before ice out.

"Today's is from -- anyone?"


houseboat remnants on Bentpine Creek ?

The ring?

It's mine. Or rather, my group's.

There's one on the other side of the lake as well. See, we were running a trotline ...

- kypaddler

As far as yesterday's pic:

My electrochemistry is a little rusty (pun intended), but I have a few tentative ideas.
1) Depending on the rock, it could create a high pH environment. The oxidation of iron requires H+ ions. High pH = low H+ ion concentration and therefore it's a good rust inhibitor.
2) Again, depending on the rock, there may be another mineral with a more positive reduction potential acting as a sacrificial electrode - much like the one in a water heater.

Help.

db wrote on Sep 30^th, 2010 at 5:51am:

Yesterday's photo is indeed from Conk's outflow looking beyond the takeout. Fifty points are awarded to O_S!  (He could have had some help though.) Today's is from -- anyone?

What kind of help do you suppose I might have had...?

No clue on todays POD.

Bentpine Creek is correct. Right around the point from today's moose.

Electrochemistry? Wow. Sounds like you may have something there.

O_S, you were just there a few months ago - no?

No, actually our trip was aborted at Sturgeon due to some issues with my rookie bowman, and we exited via the Deux Rivieres and Pickeral narrows.

So, I have never actually been to Conk. But I have seen pics from those who have. Our original trip plan remains on my bucket list. ;)

Who knew?

A great web lackey AND a great photographer!

Phoenix wrote on Oct 1^st, 2010 at 11:21pm:

Who knew? A great web lackey AND a great photographer!

We've known that for years.

wrote on Sep 20^th, 2010 at 3:53pm:

same shot & very different, beautiful pictures!

The same could be said for yesterday's, today's and tomorrow's POD. The three are arranged in the order taken, but, are they in the correct order or reverse order? In other words, is it a sunrise or a sunset?

This photo is great!

I gives the allusion that you are being swallowed up by the sky. Very neat.

starwatcher

Wow!
(that was my reaction - I can't think of a meaningful comment.)

Yeah, this one is spooky good!  It's as if the Dark Powers of Mordor are engulfing the world......

Jimbo   8-)

I was thinking the same thing Jimbo!
It's times like that, especially if your solo, that you can really feel the sense of isolation a trip can bring.
Time for another log on the fire  ;)

Looks like rain...pretty rain.

A truly beautiful series of photos.  Thanks.

Agreed.  Mr. Tim Heater hit the jackpot of POD's!  

Jimbo   8-)

Nice peaceful photo today.  Thanks Lynda!  I'm on a four day count down for my annual trip.

starwatcher

Beautiful picture today.  Ethereal.  I didn't want to click off of it.  Thanks.

Neat photo today db.  I hope to provide you some from my trip soon.

starwatcher

Nice shots...where is this last one?

Thanks. It's the top quarter mile or so of the Fern to Olifaunt portage in Quetico. Nice place to spend some time with a camera. Long rapids like that are nice since it's impossible to get lost. Less to carry and pay attention to plus there's trails always to the best vantage points.

Thanks for the info DB

From today's photo of falls from the outflow of Telescope Lake (WCPP) ... I traveled the lake from Stuart Lake (west end) to Hjlarmar Lakes (east end) but don't remember these falls.  Are these falls on one of the north/south lakes?  

I do remember falls of this caliber between Edgar and Optic... but I could have overlooked a lot through that section since it was pouring rain when I went through.

Nice pic, BTW!

dd

You may be right about the exact location of these falls.  They were one of several impressive falls below Telescope and above Glenn.  I do remember a severe hit to our travel progress here,  because the Walleyes would not leave us alone....     :) 

Claire

Ha! I recognize this spot in the road. I think I have the same picture.

Great shot.  I was surprised to see a picture with a road in it.  Nice to mix it up a bit!

I remember the spot, as well.  Could have guessed it w/o the caption.  Wish I had another trip scheduled back there next year!!

Jimbo   8-)

Jimbo wrote on Nov 4^th, 2010 at 9:17pm:

I remember the spot, as well.  Could have guessed it w/o the caption.

Ditto.

This year the road surface was quite a bit better than last year.  Seems like they had just graded it not long before my trip.  Despite that, there were still a few washboard spots left and a few spots where water was running over the road (mostly due to beaver activity).  Just a few rock outcrops to deal with and no ruts.

Apparently the road surface was good enough for folks to pull their motor boat/trailer to Red Lake from somewhere over in the direction of Longlegged Lake.  I passed a couple of those on my way in.  But it was still a pretty long drive into Leano and out from Onnie.

dd

wow, that cow moose in today's POD (11/5/10) looks really emaciated - ribs showing, hips sunken in -  I've hear that on Isle Royale, the ticks get so bad, several thousand on a single moose, that they can literally suck the blood out of them - could be that's what happened to moosey?

of maybe just old

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wow, that cow moose in today's POD (11/5/10) looks really emaciated - ribs showing, hips sunken in

That's what WE thought.

Look at the hind leg. Does it look injured to you? We thought maybe it had injured its leg, or been hamstrung or something.

Frankly, the moose (which actually looked like a big calf more than a cow) looked shell-shocked. We paddled really close to it, and it just stood there at water's edge, dazed. Never moved a muscle, never batted an eyelash (do moose have eyelashes?)

The shot was obviously zoomed, but not by much.

We finally moved on, not wanting to bother it.

- kypaddler

I have seen many moose in bad shape early in the spring.  What time of the year was this picture taken?

Actually it was taken in the fall.

Sept. 18, to be exact.

This year.

It was on the east side of Agnes Lake in Quetico, just south of Louisa Falls. There's a little point right before you reach the falls. It was standing right on the edge of the lake.

I've seen a lot of moose over the years; usually they want no part of humans, in canoes or out.

This one just stood there like a statue. Maybe I'm reading too much into its eyes, but again, it looked just dazed. Never moved.

I like your photos kypaddler.

Tell me what the berries are in today's picture.

starwatcher

11/09/2010 What is it?

Which photo?

Wintergreen, I think

Thank you for the compliment, Starwatcher.

And "wintergreen" was my guess on the berries, also, but I don't know enough to say with certainty. I've been meaning to do a little research, but you know how that goes. I bow to anyone on the forum with superior knowledge. Anyone?

The most recent trip (mid- to late-September) seems like it happened two years ago. (Appreciate db posting the photos to bring it all back.)

-- kypaddler

What is this plant?
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"I don't know," he said, feeling ignorant and embarrassed.

(Basically I took a zillion photos of plants and trees, and I resolved to come back and research them. Haven't been able to, yet.)

The key word is "yet."

I still intend to.

In the meantime, surely someone out there is a botanist, professional or otherwise?

That flower was on Fauquier, btw.

kypaddler wrote on Nov 9^th, 2010 at 2:24pm:

Thank you for the compliment, Starwatcher. And "wintergreen" was my guess on the berries, also, but I don't know enough to say with certainty. I've been meaning to do a little research, but you know how that goes. I bow to anyone on the forum with superior knowledge. Anyone? The most recent trip (mid- to late-September) seems like it happened two years ago. (Appreciate db posting the photos to bring it all back.) -- kypaddler

So, how does one differentiate between wintergreen and bearberry.

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Wintergreen
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Bearberry

I understand that Wintergreen is more of a ground cover plant, while Bearberry is more of a shrub, but I've seen pictures of Bearberry that look very much like a ground cover.  And based on the sample photos, it appears to me that the POD is Bearberry (leaf tip rounded) rather than Wintergreen (more pointed leaf tip).  Other than smelling the leaves, can anyone clear this up?

But, I guess the good news is ... both berries are edible and the leaves of both can be used to make a tea.

dd

Thanks kypaddler and dd.

I know wintergreen and have seen bear berry.  I know wintergreen is good to eat and the bear berry looks good enough to eat.  Normally we see tons of wintergreen on our trips, but this year not a one.  Great photo!

starwatcher

>:(YA KNOW????? there are just some pics that just arn't rite :o
That looks good I am sitting here hungry and you put up a pic like that... [smiley=dankk2.gif]

I myself am beginning to regret sending it on, too.

:'(

-- kypaddler

And note that Dave (whose hand is holding the smallie sandwich) didn't cover the whole bread. He was being considerate, because that was his second or third, and the rest of us weren't finished with our first, yet.

What?  No lettuce?  You weren't the party we encountered at the BH/Quetico portage about 4 years ago with the huge plastic container of white bread were you?  Pascanell and I paddled away thinking that those guys must really like sandwiches.   ;D

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Bearberry is a groundcover shrub (woody), a sprawler like a creeping juniper(J. hortizonalis). I usually observe it in and adjacent to rock outcroppings.

Wintergreen like bearberry is a deciduous evergreen woody perennial(shrub), with a similar shaped leaves but the wintergreen's is larger and in fewer numbers. Wintergreen is also stoloniferous, think underground strawberry runners, bearberry on the other hand is not- it is a creeper rerooting as it goes about its business. They both have light pinkish bell shaped flowers, from my recollection. Wintergreen's berries are larger than bearberry but both are red. They are woody shrubs (woody perennials) even though they are ground hugging in stature.

The fragrance of the foliage is probably one of the easiest ways to discern the difference...

The wintergreen that I have observed has been mostly growing in acid duff that is well drained, moist, and with good snowcover in the dead of winter and some filtered shade in summer...actually most of what I have observed for colonies have been found on a south easterly slope in combination with pine (jack and red) and then in WI (on sand with oak and white pine).

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Hope this helps...and kale is a well traveling substitute for the L; where's the T anyway?

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Thanks to all the photographers for sharing and thanks Marlin for the recent IDs. Pearly everlasting eh? It sounds so ubiquitous and if I ever see one in real life anytime soon, I may even remember what it is. ;) I've never noticed it before.