Thursday, May 10, 2007

Looking for the Canton Creeper...

I took a trip up by Monmouth, mainly for mushroom hunting, but also hoping to get a sneak peek at Eastern Iowa's Bigfoot...The Canton Creeper.
I was by myself, so I increased the chance of being attacked by a Bigfoot, Rattlesnake, or Jason, according to horror movie rules.
So, the reason I brought my camera was to take pictures of all the mushrooms I found. But, I got feeling artsy I guess and took a bunch. Also, I found not ONE mushroom. SO, I put together a picture quiz for ya. I'll start out easy, Pic 1 above is:
Pic 2?: These little umbrella looking flora always seem to be lurking around good mushroom spots.
Ok, Pic 3? I really don't know what made this, so I am asking without the answer on this one. It was mud that had been piled up around a little burrough hole...Snake?, Chupracabra?, Very Small People?
Anybody know the name of these flowers?
Last question- I saw this out in the middle of nowhere, a long ago abondoned skeleton of the past, anybody know what this is and what it was probably used for?
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9 comments:

  1. Cory1:23 AM

    1) Dandelions. Duh.

    2) Bloodroot or Mustard Leaf maybe? What do they smell like?

    3) Chupacabra lair most likely.

    4) Columbine. As in "Wild" and not "Bowling for." Note: Totally edible flowers (and almost as tasty as honeysuckle).

    5) Blair witch fireplace. Probably used for cooking children.

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  2. Travis10:25 AM

    Nice job on the Columbine. I didn't know they were edible. That's cool. I will try them. Ok so, I know you got 2/5 right. (#1 and #4). #2 is wrong. And I cannot prove you are right or wrong about #3 or #5. We need more help on those.

    I did think I knew what 5 was, and I still suspect it is what I thought it was. However, I am not so arrogant to think I could be wrong, and it may have been a Blair witch fireplace, or better yet, a dual purpose machination...

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  3. Anonymous12:43 PM

    1) Dandelion clock

    2)Mayapples..i think(it has been a while)

    3)I believe it is a snake hole

    4)Columbine as cory said

    5)it is what is left of the evil dead shack..someone moved it to Iowa

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  4. brando7:54 PM

    Dandylions, Bloodroot, Crawdaddys, columbine, Kiln.

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  5. Travis8:59 AM

    Here's the 2nd Pic Info:


    Little Green Umbrellas

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  6. Travis9:14 AM

    Brando- Nice job on the Kiln and Crawdaddy hole. I tried to Google crawdaddy holes, and I couldn't find a pic, but from what I read it sounds like that is what that is. Cool, I never knew that.

    Yeah, that old Kiln is out in the middle of nowhere by Monmouth. It's pretty cool looking. According to wikipedia kilns have been used for:

    -To dry green lumber so that the lumber can be used immediately
    -Drying wood for use as firewood
    -Heating wood to the point of pyrolysis to produce charcoal
    -For annealing, fusing and deforming glass
    -For cremation (at high temperature)
    -Drying of tobacco leaves
    -Firing of certain materials to form ceramic materials
    -Drying malted barley for brewing

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  7. Anonymous4:50 PM

    So you give props to everyone but me..#2 was hard.

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  8. Travis1:16 AM

    Good point. Everyone else thought it was bloodroot. Mayapples was right on, and the peeps that guessed bloodroot get 20 lashes.

    Superchad Rocks. Cats.

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  9. brando12:46 AM

    I will lash myself.

    Actually that sounds like something other than what I meant. I will flail myself, ashura style.

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