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Whether you are finishing your journey or just beginning, you are near a prime example of local wetland. Here, the croaking bullfrogs sit on lily pads among the prominent display of cattails. Were you aware that these common weeds were once invaluable to native people? The young shoots were gathered in the spring and eaten the way we eat asparagus today. Later, the flower buds were picked, cooked and eaten like corn on the cob. Finally, when the seed heads were mature, they were opened and the down was collected to line sleeping bags.

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