5 June 98
I am still a little tired from yesterday, so I decided to just go up the road
behind the gravel pond off Indian River Road and then cut over to
Indian River Trail.
It must have been pretty dry here for the last few weeks because many
of the muskeg puddles are pretty much dried out. Speaking of dried out, I did
not drink enough water again yesterday. This is a bad habit I should break
myself of soon. Based upon my consumption yesterday and how much I feel I was
short, I estimate that on a good hike in sunny weather, 1 liter for every 3
hours is about right.
It is amazing how many little things there are that usually go unnoticed by me.
Since I have become interested in taking pictures of flowers, I have taken more
time to look closely at things. A while back I was thinking that there were
probably not many ants in this area. That was definitely incorrect. Many ants
seem to live in the muskeg. I am not sure how they avoid drowning. They do
not appear to have hills in which they live, at least not of the type I have
come to associate with ants.
Pictures:
Ground Dogwood
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Ground Dogwood
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Deer Cabbage
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Deer Cabbage
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Pine
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Yellow Pond-lily
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Dragon Fly on Pine
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Dragon Fly on Pine
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