In the Pine Plains, Feb 2005

bobpbx · Feb 26, 2005

Teegate · Feb 26, 2005

Very nice Bob. As usual some very funny comments.

I always enjoy them.

The stream looks almost like the Dwelling Place.

The third link is wrong I believe.

Guy

RednekF350 · Feb 26, 2005

I am going to a wild game dinner in March that a buddy of mine holds every year and this year he is renting a gun club off 539 called Big Horn.
Sound familiar Bob?
This is the first year he has had it there and no one has seen it yet.

BEHR655 · Feb 26, 2005

Nice find. I love streams like that too.

Steve

bobpbx · Feb 27, 2005

RednekF350 said:
I am going to a wild game dinner in March that a buddy of mine holds every year and this year he is renting a gun club off 539 called Big Horn.
Sound familiar Bob?
This is the first year he has had it there and no one has seen it yet.

No, I never heard of that one Scott. This one is named "3 Foot" and it is East of 539. Most that I have seen in the plains are West of 539 over by the Oswego River.

bobpbx · Feb 27, 2005

BEHR655 said:
Nice find. I love streams like that too.

Steve

I will definitely be going back to this one Steve, so you can come along. I want to see if any orchids are up at the end of May.

BEHR655 · Feb 27, 2005

BobM said:
I will definitely be going back to this one Steve, so you can come along. I want to see if any orchids are up at the end of May.

Just let me know when.

TRA · Feb 27, 2005

Great shots. That stream sure would be a neat spot to walk through on a hot summers day. "Bermuda is one of my favorite spots. My girlfriend and I first spotted the spot on a long meandering hike through the area. We wanted to stroll on the sandy area at the base of the rise on the opposite side. As we were walking on the shoreline my left leg immediately went down into the sand. My girlfriend was on the inside and pulled me towards her.

bobpbx · Feb 27, 2005

Where is Bermuda TRA?

bobpbx · Feb 27, 2005

By the way, I am super-pleased with the new boots and socks I have for this winter. If you have the money they are very well worth it. I spent 3 hours in ice water and snow and my feel were warm and dry the entire time. When I took the boots off at home, steam came out, and yet my feet were dry, which means the socks were doing a great job pulling moisture from my skin to the outside of the sock. Here is the sock:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...ink.jhtml.1_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20564&hasJS=true

And the boot:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...tType=index&rid=&cmCat=BargainCave&hasJS=true

I have not needed the heat packs yet.

Gerania · Feb 27, 2005

BobM said:
Where is Bermuda TRA?

Hmmm, I was just looking through your photo's a little while ago and one of them is labeled Bermuda. I was going to ask that question of you.

Nice boots, BTW, and they're on sale now too.

Gillian

bobpbx · Feb 27, 2005

Gerania said:
Hmmm, I was just looking through your photo's a little while ago and one of them is labeled Bermuda. I was going to ask that question of you.

Nice boots, BTW, and they're on sale now too.

Gillian

Oh, now I understand. I had forgotten about that photo. That's the spot TRA meant. That is at the big sand pit in Woodmansie. I called it Bermuda because of the color of the water, which I imagine Bermuda looks like off it's shore.

Its a good thing he didn't sink up to his waist with his head just under water. Yikes!

woodjin · Feb 27, 2005

Great post Bob. That stream is very enticing. The plains east of 539 huh. I've only been in that area twice briefly and I didn't get very far into it. I remember thinking that I had to get back there someday when I had some time to spare. As I recall it is very secluded with few trails and even fewer dirt roads...very cool. Count me in on your next excursion there.

Jeff

bobpbx · Feb 27, 2005

Too bad I got your email late Jeff, I went back to a spot downstream today. I was looking at Terraserver and saw a light spot, and I could not help myself, I had to see what it was. I thought it was light sand, but it turned out to be leatherleaf, which does happen:

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=241&pos=14

The creek here closes up a bit and many cedars fell into it:

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=241&pos=16

Down here, there are many grotesque shapes to some of the logs. Look at this one, I wonder what the heck happened here? How did the big log get so tangled up?

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=241&pos=19

I went back upstream, and things opened up a bit:

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=241&pos=26
http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=241&pos=31

Then I did find orchids and bog asphodel. A very good sign. I also found curly grass fern. Here is the asphodel with an orchid remnant leaning against it:

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=241&pos=33

Here is a look back at the section I found the flowers in:

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=241&pos=44

And a quiet section prior to heading out to 539:

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=241&pos=45

BEHR655 · Feb 27, 2005

You had two great days for exploring that area. I wonder what it will look like tomorrow.

Steve

bobpbx · Feb 27, 2005

BEHR655 said:
You had two great days for exploring that area. I wonder what it will look like tomorrow. Steve

I'm betting on rain, right? Right as rain?

Teegate · Feb 27, 2005

BobM said:
I'm betting on rain, right? Right as rain?

I suspect "Right as snow".

Very nice Bob. Quite a few good posts this weekend.

Guy

woodjin · Feb 28, 2005

Wow, that stream is just beautiful. Sorry I missed meeting up with you. A little later in the day I was out near 539 also, but further north. I definitely have to check out that stream. It looks so untouched. God willing it stays that way! Great photos Bob.

Jeff

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