What do you "collect" that is outdoors related ?

Wife and I got into collecting fossils, no, not each other. Our land has tons of sea shell fossils allover the place. Most aren't the prettiest but still cool. Here's a few I picked up this morning.



We walk often and always find a keeper or two. Plus every time I dig, Carla goes thru the dirt. Good cheap entertainment.

So just a few minutes ago I walked outside to see what the pups were barking out. Turned out to be a squirrel. But looking down on way back in saw these. Maybe the deer bring them as a trade for corn. 🤣

One thing I would suggest;
Get the small metal badge that you nail onto a hiking stick. If you can't find the badge locally at a campground, you can most likely find it on Ebay, Etsy or Hike America.com Especially if you have already visited the park but didn't know about the badges then. I have a few that I am about to put on my 3rd stick. The first two succombed to bugs but I was able to save the badges. This is my last hiking stick that I selected just for the grandkids. It is Florida Sea Grape which is somewhat bug "resistant". (I'll take better care of this one and keep it out of the bug's reach).
First of all, you need to find that "perfect" stick that will serve you well for a long time. These badges are nailed on with really small nails and after a few years, they aren't easy to remove without damaging the thin metal badge.

I'm missing a dozen or so badges that just aren't available so I'll burn in the names with a woodburner.
Pre-drilling the holes with a really small drill bit will make the nails go in easier. Some modern badges come with sticky tape on the back. But, I would suggest the nails or small screws anyway.