{"id":4294,"date":"2012-05-08T12:11:59","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T16:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2012-05-08T12:11:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T16:11:59","slug":"kettle-hole-expedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/4294","title":{"rendered":"Kettle Hole Expedition"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve known about our local kettle hole<\/a> for many years, but for no good reason, have never visited it. I fixed that yesterday. It’s an amazing place; I know that there are kettles and potholes elsewhere that make ours look like a teacup, but think about the size of the ice chunk that made this landform. Impressive.<\/p>\n

\"Kettlehole\"<\/a><\/p>\n

You first see the bog itself through the trees – lots of oak and some pitch pine as befits the very sandy soil – at the bottom of a steeply sloped dish. Most of the bottom of the kettle is a quaking bog, with some open water at the center (and around the perimeter). Here’s a shot of the bog showing the open water edge and, through the trees, the black spruce growing on the mat:<\/p>\n

\"Kettlehole\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And a shot from the mat, back at where the picture above was taken:<\/p>\n

\"Spruce<\/a><\/p>\n

On the mat, Sarracenia purpurea<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\"Sarracenia<\/a><\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

\"Sarracenia<\/a><\/p>\n

A flowering bog laurel (Kalmia polifolia<\/em>):<\/p>\n

\"Bog<\/a><\/p>\n

And an especially stunted spruce:<\/p>\n

\"Spruce<\/a><\/p>\n

Expect a second post soon with video of the bog quaking (I hope) and audio of the water gurgling through the mat as yr humble correspondent stops and settles (again, I hope).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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