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photo by Donald Kinney
Now, I am certainly no expert on the Native Indians who made a home in this paradise we know today as Marin County, but I'm pretty sure they would have found this particular plant useful for their tightly-woven baskets. Near this same spot (Roy's Redwoods, near San Geronimo) a friend showed me a ground-hugging plant called "soap-root". We dug it out of the ground, crushed it's roots in our hands, added some water (from the nearby bucolic creek) and presto, we had a soapy lather with which to wash our hands. Worked great!
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4 comments:
You are a regular pioneer Don. I love learning nature things like this.
Now that's cool! Who knew! Great story :)
I love stories (and photos) of uses of native materials. I like the story of the soap-root.
Thanks for sharing.
Troy
thats awesome! i'll have to remember that if i'm ever out in the backcountryish areas of cali. thanks for sharing
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