Monday, September 14, 2009

Quetico: All Natural, All The Time


Never mind the mood for now; here are some pictures to set the scene. Quetico is rich with textures and wildlife.
And wild blueberries!
Ahhhh, wild blueberries, tiny, but packed with sweetness. The grocery store blueberries are no comparison. We specifically timed our trip to coincide with wild blueberry season.
The ground beneath our feet was solid Canadian shield rock but luxuriously cushioned in many spots with a richly patterned carpet of moss and lichen.

There were many different species of pines, each with its own distinct scent in the summer sunshine.
Mushroom aficionados would have been very busy thumbing through their guidebooks. There were more than I could hope to photograph.
And nearly every time you looked over your shoulder you would see this silhouette in the tallest dead tree skeleton.
A bald eagle.
And while you were busy looking for mushrooms, you might see this silent sun dweller.

1 comment:

  1. Oh dear.

    I'm such a sucker for pine-needle-bed mushroom-haven forest.

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