Cut some Diamond Willow young trees at Delta Junction AK where we followed the camp site owner to a private section of her forest and she allowed us to cut down and collect several saplings. The Diamond willow is a Northern phenomenon of the boreal forest. For several days I have been working on these branches and removing bark and trimming the diamonds which was originally a canker disease and sanding the sticks ready to be sealed and used as hiking poles. A wonderful mix of colors! Still some progress to be made!
