A walk in the woods

 

10th Annual Cranberry Sauce-n-Toss

An action shot

I went for a walk at Burchfield Park in Ingham County yesterday.

I ran into a group celebrating Thanksgiving by playing disc golf. They informed me that it was the 10th Annual Cranberry Sauce-n-Toss. They were a loud and gregarious crowd and didn't mind if I took a couple of pictures of them.

Lots of blow-downs at the park.

I used to run every day at the park. Heck, that was twenty years ago. I was working at a factory that was being closed down and didn't know where I would be working in the future.

The park changed with the times. Large sections of the forest have been manicured for disc golfing. Duff on the forest floor has been swept. Undergrowth mowed. Mountain biking/trail-riding is a big thing now.

Location  Northern Red Oak and White Oak. Sandy soil. Decent light coming in during the afternoon.

This short stretch of river bank looks like a great place to reintroduce Lowbush Blueberries or other Ericaceae plants like Vaccinium pallidum and Gaylussacia baccata. I think they would thrive on the cusp of the bank between the trail and half-way down the bank. It they would be quite a treat for sharp-eyed hikers.