K & P Flora - RED PINE Traditional Cache
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Red Pine cache on a White Pine!
We so enjoyed putting out the K & P Ticket and Fauna series, that we thought we would continue along the trail. This time, the theme is the FLORA. If you see any of the trees or flowers mentioned, please feel free to take pictures and post them at the appropriate cache – but please, NO PHOTOS OF EACH CACHE (sure, the log if you have to).
BIKING is possible for the whole trail. This trail is NOT recommended for thin tires! Puddles may need to be crossed after wet weather.
If you don’t see any flora, then you are caching way too fast and not seeing the trees for the forest! Enjoy the ride and enjoy the diverse plant life.
RED PINE
The red pine is found across most of Ontario, from Lake Nipigon across to Quebec, and south to the Great Lakes. It’s called ‘red’ pine because its bark is reddish to pink in colour.
The red pine can grow to be 35 metres tall, with a trunk 75 centimetres in diameter. Its shiny dark green needles grow in bunches of two and are between 10 and 16 centimetres long. The trunk of the red pine is usually slender and straight.
Wood from the red pine has been used to make poles and pilings and as structural timber because of its strength.
Did you know?
The roots of the red pine go fairly deep into the ground and are widespread; this means that the tree can withstand strong winds without blowing down.
PARKING: One or two cars can park where the trail intersects roads, but pay attention to NO parking signs so as to not block entrances. A nice place to leave your car in Calabogie is at the end of the trail (N45 17.916 W76 43.033) which is at the local beach and Tourist Information spot. You may want a quick swim?
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