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There are several(at least three) on the Seekonk River between Providence and East Providence and have been there all winter. You can see them from Swan Point Cemetery or down by the Boat Club.

Following is the text from the January 3 story in the Providence Journal. It is staggering how unprepared they were, how close to civilization they were, and how self-absorbed they are. There is a Narragansett chapter of the AMC - I hope one or both of these gentlemen joins and attends a few...

How about Gunite sprayed over reinforcing secured to the plywood? You could leave it "natural" colored or paint it afterward. That's where I would start exploring if I was interested in a wall. After research, I might want to move on to fiberglas - think of the fumes you could generate...

And a Rhode Island chiropracter made it the other day - second try.

I vote for Hobblebush or Witch hobble - Viburnum alnifolium or lantanoides.

Who is Carl Limmer? Did Peter retire? Is Carl his son? I wore a pair of Limmer Lightweights for four years while my customs were on order. I used custom orthotics inside them to address one foot issue but the boots never fit my feet well enough, causing major other foot issues. My...

Clintonia would be my guess.

That "spring beauty" looks like Hepatica. The flowers on mine were consumed by a (rabbit, squirrel, chipmunk, other) last night.

Oh, this is what scares me. "non-native...only feeds...." until it finds something else it likes almost as well and then we're off to the races. Again. "Where have all the flowers gone..., when will they ever learn"

I wore Limmer lightweights for a long time but they never fit my feet that well(size 9 4EEE). After about 3 years I ordered a pair of custom Limmers - had looked at Esattos but liked the fitting efforts Peter Limmer goes through. While waiting 4 years for my boots to be made, I continued to...

Although they now have offices many places, the editorial work at The Onion is done in NYC, and I'm willing to bet it's been a long time since a New Yorker was face-to-face with a beaver. I can hear the conversation now; Editor: "Get me a photo of a beaver" Staffer: (long pause) "A beaver?"...

I really tried to hold off on this, but the flesh is weak. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/47469 Beaver Overthinking Dam | The Onion - America's Finest News Sourcehttp://www.theonion.com/content/node/47469

Saber-toothed beaver? :rolleyes:

At the Southern end of Walden Pond State Reservation in Lincoln, MA is a magnificent hemlock grove - I suggest anyone who wants to see some big honkin' hemlocks get there soon before the Q-tip bugs get them - its just a matter of time. There are also some groves of hemlocks right along the...

Leki is the best. I've broken sections of three poles - each time the pole sacrificed itself to keep me from a serious tumble. 4 legs good, 2 legs bad. Leki has replaced the section each time. They were most interested when the pole had deformed but not snapped - they felt they could learn...

Or maybe a man purse around their wrist.

This was a fun quiz. Not to pick nits(for those who care) but the correct terminology is "botanical names", not "Latin names". Binomial taxonomy was created by Carl Linne in the 18th Century, who later became Carl von Linne, after becoming a nobleman. Interestingly, his father was the first...

Darn - I logged in too late. With so many different names being used for the same plant its always best to try to stick with the botanical name. For example - #7 is known variously as cornelian cherry, bunchberry, or cornel but the botanical name is Cornus canadensis. I think # 4 is...

When you've got that pack all worked out, would you be willing to consider working on a pack that combines the suspension system(don't know if that's what its called but its the shoulder straps, frame, waist belt and bolsters on the back) of the Mountainsmith Mountainlight 3500 with the...

We were above 13'300' for 3 days in the San Juan's in SW Colorado last summer and several of our party got headaches even after 3 days of acclimating - not debilitating, but a nuisance for sure. One of us took diamox to avoid altitude sickness, but the cure seemed worse than the "disease" -...