On Saturday morning I continued
north along the James Bay Road.
Here's a view north at km 80.
I stopped at this bog at km 142
for awhile to investigate the plants and wildflowers. For some
reason I really like bogs. Don't know why.
I found Large Cranberry plants
with ripening fruit - millions of the berries!
Bogs can be open, like fields, or
forested. Both types are up here. Here's what the typical
forested bog up here looks like.
This region has experienced a
number of forest fires over the years. This area at km 146
burned just a couple of years ago.
At km 162 there's a really nice
trail to the top of a ridge. There's no sign along the road. But
the presence of this sign on the top of the ridge is a very big
clue!
It's a short walk and well worth the time!
A far-ranging view from up top!
Those are bogs down below in the valley.
Beautiful rocks, spruce trees, and
ridges!
Fresh ripe juicy blueberries up on
top of the ridge! They were delicious.
And these unusual mushrooms
growing amongst the lichens. They looked kind of leathery. Never
seen any like them before.
And on the rocks lichens were
growing in these circular patterns.
Naturally I trod carefully
to avoid damaging this fragile ecosystem.
