Enjoy the view from the upper hayfield upper right corner. Follow
the tractor tracks until you get the that corner. Soccrmaniac,
who's declared he likes the hikes, but not the hunting, came along
with me. While I got my backpack on, he read The Sign Info under a
sweet mortise & tenon timberpeg structure.
"Watch out for ticks" he read out loud.
"Do you want some bug spray now?" "No."
Of course we're here at peak tick time for nymphs -- spring and
early summer. Well, half way up the first hayfield he looked down
and had oh, maybe
a dozen nymphs on his jeans
from ankle to knee. Looked like females - orange abdomen.
Spray came out and he tucked his pants into his socks. I had my
pants velcroed shut and my wool socks on, and none on my pants. Who
had a tick on her when she got back to the car? Me. Blackish.
Males. None on him.
It usually takes a tick being on you for hours (24 -36) to get
Lyme disease.
Never squeeze the body; pull by the
head slowly. Or come here in the Fall or Winter when you can
see the adult ones.
The views before you enter the woods are stunning. You can see
the ski trails at Whaleback.
So this ammo can is hidden by the peak, which is flat. And
darker among lots of older trees. It's in a common type of hiding
spot covered with some materials so that it blends in. Please
rehide it well enough.