Autumn walk

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It's so nice walking this time of year as the days are nice and cool, and without being assaulted by insects.
With winter not far off, the animals are busy with their preparations. We have red squirrels in the millions, I'm sure. A definite sign of squirrel activity is seeing pine clippings

Carrying on I find this huge pile of spruce cones. This fellow either has a voracious appetite or is anticipating a long winter

This spruce is decorated like a Christmas tree from top to bottom with various mushrooms

The blueberries are abundant this year. In old burned areas, they grow so thick that the ground is blue

A wolf track

And a moose track

The terrain is varied. A bit treacherous to walk across

I find it pretty though

The terrain as mentioned varies considerably, from rocky glacial to sandy to muskeg, along with mature forest and huge tracts of burned areas. Rivers, creeks and thousands of lakes. It makes for an amazing variety for a day out.
Burned areas like this are common. This fire occurred about a dozen years ago. I'm standing right at the edge of the burn.

Turning 180 degrees shows what it looked like before

This fire was one year ago. The jack pine seedlings have a long way to go before maturity

A caribou trail crossing a bit of muskeg

Keeping a close watch shows a few hairs where the trail goes through the bush

I hope you enjoyed the pics as much as I did taking them

 

[santaman2000]

Nice pics of what looks like a great place. Thanks for sharing.

 

[GordonM]

Very cool pictures. That wolf is a pretty big one. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Steve27752]

Lucky you, finding all of those knives just laying around!

 

[dwardo]

Excellent photos. Wolf track is brilliant

 

[Goatboy]

Wow that's a fantastic day out, some wonderful pictures, especially like the boulder field and the cone pile. Nice to see the furries are preparing for winter. Nice pic of the drying mushrooms too.
Cheers for posting it up.
GB.