Thursday, January 21, 2016
Winter in The Woods
Honestly there are no conditions that will stop me from enjoying the woods. I love the cold and ice of winter. I love the heat and opressive humidity of summer. I find that as long as I don't set limits for myself I can tolerate pretty much any conditions. Yesterday I hiked 12 miles. It was windy and only got over 30 degrees in the exposed areas. I saw deer, squirrel, muskrat, and pheasant. In some of the small streams I crossed there were tiny brook trout, living in places that allow them to grow only as big as 3 inches. Think about that for a second. These fish are sometimes five or six years old and yet they are only half the size of a Farmington brown that is a year old. I spent some time along one of the big trout rivers in the area and though I had a rod in my pack, I knew there wasn't much sense in fishing. I heard barred owls, fisher, and a pack of coyotes. I was home around 6:30. The woods are enchanting at night.
There's a lot of beauty in those shots Rowan and a lot of history.
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DeleteThoough I can't take credit for either really....
Robert Frost wrote a poem about a similar respect for wooded places. Do you know it? The opening line is, "Whose woods these are, I think I know...." Sure you will appreciate it, based on the photos you chose for this post. Thanks for sharing, especially the part about those tiny fish !
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Of course, great poem.
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ReplyDeleteIt is good to see that a young man such as yourself has a love and respect for the great outdoors and all that nature has to offer.Great photos Rowan!! Keep up the excellent posts!!!
Thank you.
DeleteNice hike! Your adventures are inspiring. I did the same and saw tracks of fox, deer, squirrel, birds and mice. No fish. That sign is a great tribute to his life in the woods.
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DeleteEither you have snow or it was warm enough for mud... we are so lucky in neither respect. I love tracking in the snow! Fortunately for that hobby some is on the way.
Woods, waters, peace, solitude and....well enough said.
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