Donnelly Climb

We climbed Donnelly Dome on Wednesday evening (after baseball) to celebrate the summer solstice - I was delighted to find arnica and colt's foot on my climb.  I only wish I had brought along something for collecting!  Lesson learned:  always carry a zip loc bag or brown paper bag for collecting herbs when out traipsing with the family.

Arnica is used for soothing and relieving tired muscles - so I picked a few heads and used them in a foot soak before going to bed at 2 AM.  The next day, I had no soreness from the exertions of the climb!   (I'm not in that good of shape, so I credit the arnica.)

Colt's food can be used to make a cough syrup or applied as a poultice to break up lung congestion.  I may have to go back and get some for my winter medicine collection.