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This is chigger season.If you wander off trail without Peremethrin sprayed clothes you will likely get chiggers.Manumuskin preserve is not a bad area though because of the openess of the woods.beware any grassy areas in old roads.Chiggers love grassy strips in these old roads because deer us the...

Crik is very commonly used near the Delaware Bay.The folks down here do seem to use jargon uncommon to the north.I've even heard the term "I reckon" used on occasion.

After viewing Turtle's post we may have to just let it be at Horehound?

Why so Sensei?It is hard to tell without the plant in hand.What makes you think that is a better match?

Boyd This is a Northern fence Lizard sometimes referred to locally as a PIne Swift Sceloporus undulatus. One of only three native species.The other two are skinks and are more secretive then these very active lizards.The other lizard now naturalized is the Italian Wall Lizard that was posted...

Pineywoman.There are plenty of trails at menantico WMA and old sand roads too.No official trails that I am aware of but many miles of good walking nonetheless.The land to the south you have to drive through is posted heavily so don't wander there but all around the ponds is perfectly legal.As...

yes Dividing Crik is affectionately known as Split Ditch hereabouts:-)

Is Grasshopper correct?

would the bladderwort be the horned variety? Utriculata cornuta?

Okay Grasshopper has returned from Shangri-La and he has an answer.It be one of two species.Either Lycopus virginicus or Lycopus americanus which be virginia water horehound and american water horehound (also known as bugleweed) respectively.The square stem gave it away as a mint.I have seen...

I"ll have to work on that plant.I do have a question.Is this the red bog that Woodjin did a post on a couple years back? If so i was out there several times last winter when it was flooded but need to get back there this time of year when the flowers are up.That whole area is a great area.

i have the plans to build a cedar strip canoe somewhere but it is beyond my skills.

all are great but I really love "Mercy of the Merced!

I just thought of this.What if it is a slavage operation for the steel?I often thought of all the money all that steel would be worth.That stretch along Woodmansie road has to be the most accessible stretch of track so perhpas they would start there?

Perhaps they are removing the tracks where they cross the road?I don't remember those tracks being real rough but they may be removing them.There have also been rumors of bringing those tracks back into operation for a tourist train.I hope this does not happen but who knows?

I have canoed the Mullica from Jackson road and I would say it would be very low now and I would wait till fall rains hopefully bring it up.It is very tight so weather you take a canoe or kayak i would keep the boat short,it is very twisty also.If you take a yak a large cockpit type yak would be...

is that a stone inscribed or a metal plate?

I could have swore the road looked graded when I was there??? been a few years.

Yes that is the lake I was thinking of.Never knew it had a name,been swimming there for years.I usually hang my clothes on the sign.The dog goes with me. I believe when they are using a sand wash they clean the sand with acid,hydrochloric I believe.I know from experience if you swim in a wash...

I figured there should be some stone around somewhere:-)