These are all conspicuous berries we saw on our fall hike in the Pioneer Range. Some are edible, some not so edible. These are gooseberries, which are the same genus (Ribes) as currants. If the plants have spines they are gooseberries, if not they are currants. These are tart berries, getting a little sweeter as [...]
Outdoor Gear, Patents, and Outdoor Trips by Bob Shaver, Patent Attorney
Category Archives: Flowers
Scout Backpack to Wilderness Hot Spring, and Morel Mushrooms
I led a scout backpack on the Middle Fork of the Payette in Idaho, and was reminded how delicious morel mushrooms are. It has been a wet spring here, and we found maybe 30 morels around our camp, and it added a bit of interest to the freeze dried menu. We hiked about 2 miles [...]
Camel Falls, Idaho, Owyhee Mountains
Our Scout troop, Troop 100 did a great spring backpack to a desert waterfall (dry) and we got to see some wildlife and wildflowers. The hike was to Camel Falls, a 2.5 mile hike in the Owyhee mountains. There was no trail, and the route was full of rocks, but nobody twisted an ankle. We [...]
A Friendly Pika
It is pretty rare to see a It is pretty rare to see a pika, and being a few feet away from one is even more rare. It has only happened once to me, in 40 years of of hiking. This little guy approached four of our group, including a dog, went around us off [...]
Lewisii tweedyi
Lewisii tweedyi These are examples of Lewisii tweedyi, with text from an article at www.wenatcheeoutdoors.com by my friend Marc Dilley. Wenatchee Outdoors has a list of other articles here. A gentle belle–resplendent in a muted setting of sharp needles, gritty soil and cold stone–Tweedy’s Lewisia clings to life in the least likely of environments. Valued [...]