DW and I went dayhiking and tinder hunting at Bayou Chicot State Park, La. We were on some great trails with moderate hills. The only tinder we found was some completely dried out, termite eaten, paper like pine that I will test tomorrow to prove whether it will light up from ferrocium rod sparks or not. We took MRE's for lunch but never got hungry after the breakfast we put away this morning. The only cattails we saw were in somebody's front yard. We'll try the North Azalea Trail SW of Alexandria, La the next time we head out. We had perfect weather, clear skies, temps in the upper 50's, and dry, clean trails!
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