I think this hike is definitely one of the dogs favourites~



I noticed quite a few fungi starting to appear, this reminded me to try something later in the hike !



As we sat on an outcrop Snicker spotted a Seal !



Turned out there were 3 in total but my little camera struggled to zoom in on them enough to see~



Maisy's mind seemed elsewhere, she'd seen more seals in the past that Snicker had eaten bowls of dog food !



We continued on with the hike~



Snicker making sure we were following !



The waterfall was flowing quite well !



With Snicker entertained by her little stick I decided to set about making my lamp~



I took a Bracket fungus and hollowed out an area in the centre. I then filled this with some pine resin ~



I cheated today, I had a small bit of cotton ball in my pocket so I stuffed that into the resin to take the spark from my ferro-rod~

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As you can imagine this gives off quite a bit of light and with a sharpened stick poked into the side it could easily be carried around a camp. I'd think this would burn for quite some time but if you get some extra resin you can keep adding to it as it gets low.~

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You can see I moved it without a stick as the bottom stays quite cool, a stick would be better though as you will be in a world of hurt if that resin drips on your skin !!!

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Happy lamp making !

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Very cool. I like the pics and the quick fungi lamp tutorial. I will keep an eye out for shrooms next time I am camping out here int he desert. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

LOL.....yeah I guess your scenery is a little different eh ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

True, but I relocate often, so it may come in handy one day.

Never would have thought of something like that Pit, Thanks! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Looks Like a great little trip.
And that lamp looks great. Will have to try that my self sometime soon.
Thanks for the pics!

Thanks for another great backwoods camping idea Pit . That light is a pretty good idea and I hadn't seen that done before . Always great to pick up new tricks and tips here .

Thanks guys ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Great job pit! Your pics are getting better and better.

Even the last one of the guy with the glowing head! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> j.k. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />