The Woods

Three Leaves Let it Be 🌿

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Three Leaves Let it Be 🌿

That’s an awful bigoted slogan in my book. While one should pay attention to anything that follows the rule of three – be it the fire gong in an office building or three leaved plants, not all three leaved plants are harmful. Box alder and virignia creeper is common along river banks and partial sun exposure ecosystems in Upstate NY but it is harmless – it’s not Urishol bearing poison ivy.

I am terribly allergic to Urishol. This sap gives me blisters that can easily explode on my skin, pop and be an itchy, goo filled mess. One my face I’ve had my eyes swell shut and it’s hard to breathe. Often poison ivy hangs out close to immature box alder and Virginia Creeper as they like similar ecosystems and in some forms can look alike. But I don’t fear or stay away from Virginia Creeper and all three leaved plants, I just look carefully to ensure no poison ivy and be on my way.

Mutinus elegans – Wikipedia

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Mutinus elegans – Wikipedia

Mutinus elegans, commonly known as the elegant stinkhorn, the dog stinkhorn, the headless stinkhorn, or the devil's dipstick, is a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. A saprobic species, it is typically found growing on the ground singly or in small groups on woody debris or leaf litter, during summer and autumn in Japan, Europe, and eastern North America. The fruit body begins its development in an "egg" form, resembling somewhat a puffball partially submerged in the ground. As the fungus matures, a slender orange to pink colored stalk emerges that tapers evenly to a pointed tip. The stalk is covered with a foul-smelling slimy green spore mass on the upper third of its length. Flies and other insects feed upon the slime which contains the spores, assisting in their dispersal. Due to their repellent odor, mature specimens are not generally considered edible, although there are reports of the immature "eggs" being consumed. In the laboratory, Mutinus elegans has been shown to inhibit the growth of several microorganisms that can be pathogenic to humans.

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Usually getting a sporting license in New York is much more of a pain then it really should be.

 
Stores never have the paper, or a clerk, and DECALS always crashes. Hell, even when I go the NYS DEC World Headquarters vending window at 625 Broadway Albany, New Yak 12233, staffed by central staff in the Bureau of Fish and Wildlife they are struggling to make DECALS website or their printer work. You’d think at the DEC World Headquarters, they’d know what they are doing.
 
I went to Tanner’s Outdoors Sport in Spectulator today on my lunch break, and I was in and out in less then 2 minutes. I barely had time to count the $25 out before they handed me my new fishing license. I think that’s the first time that’s happened in my life.
 
bLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH you should get your lifetime sporting license. And I probably should but that seems like such a damn commitment to the future.

This June I’ve been thinking about places I want to go now that it’s gotten hot out and summer is underway … 🏕

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This June I’ve been thinking about places I want to go now that it’s gotten hot out and summer is underway … 🏕

Schoharie Valley

Schoharie County

The next two weekends are the Gas Up. The Mine Kill Pool opens on July 1st. Strawberries and so many other good things from farm stands in Schoharie Valley. Camp up at Burnt-Rossman State Forest, maybe connect up with some of my buddies out that way. Maybe do some fishing.

Camping At Betty Brook

Madison County

I have been biting to get out for another paddle on the Nine Mile Swamp. I also think a hike along Chenango Canal again would be delightful as long as it’s not ungodly hot. Also some bird watching and fishing in Sherbune at the Rogers Center. Of course if it’s hot, the beach at Glimmerglass Park might be nice.

Along One of Twists in Creek

Black River Valley

I haven’t been to the Black River Valley in about 5 years and it would be fun to spend a long weekend out that way in the Otter Creek Area, and meet up with some friends and poke around the Western Adirondacks.

Keener Hill Road

Piseco-Powley Road

The Potholers of course. But also just a quiet, maybe extended weekend off the grid would be nice. I do like that swimming hole at House Pond Campsite, and some of the other hikes. And just relaxing and being off-the-grid for a few days. Maybe do clams in beer, that was so good that one hot summer weekend down at the House Pond Campsite.

Camp