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  • #21
Awesome place and awesome pics :)


Do you happen to know what the fern is in the bottom of this pic ?
It looks like Blechnum Spicant to me.
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  • #22
I'm not sure what kind of fern that is. I haven't brushed up on my fernology lately. :p I'll get back to you when I'm at home and have my field guide handy.

They are quite common though!
 
  • #23
Dex,
Thanks for a stunning & educational snapshot of a part of the world I've never been ... :hail:

... but limited logging means there is an interest in preserving it as ppl that use the wood want it to be around for a long time.....if a living thing has amonetary value there is alot more interest in keeping it around long term........
While the consumers of resources want them to be around, the foresight of those who provide them (loggers, miners, etc) are frequently much shorter term. :down:
 
  • #24
Consider this

Rattler you make a good point regarding market and demand of tree related products. Unfortunately you fail to acknowledge the real problem. The problem is not that we need and use tree related products. The real problem is that we as a living species of this blue planet cannot figure out a way to live in harmony with our ecosystem. Instead of harmony, we say that we need and use tree products so don't complain if you live in a wood framed house, or wipe our bottoms with toilet paper, etc. What we ought to be doing is thinking progressively and creating products that are sustainable. Thusly we would limit the usage of semi-sustainable natural resources to only the times when we really need to use them.
 
  • #25
Xtratuff, you're spot on! That's why I wipe my bum with only red LFS. :D

Glad you enjoyed it RL7836! And I couldn't agree more whole-heartedly with you.

And Taliesin, after reviewing the field guide I think you're probably correct about the fern being Blechnum spicant. You obviously know your stuff ;) I was going to say sword fern.
 
  • #26
Tnx for looking it up :)
I kinda collect nice ferns :D
I allrdy got a small Blechnum Spicant but the ones on your pictures looked so much nicer so i wasnt sure if its the same :)

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Tnx for looking it up :)
I kinda collect nice ferns :D
I allrdy got a small Blechnum Spicant but the ones on your pictures looked so much nicer so i wasnt sure if its the same :)
 
  • #27
Well there is no lack of great ferns in this neck of the woods maybe I'll do a fern pic thread someday just for you. :D
 
  • #29
Of course, I've gone on many more hikes so I'll just keep posting pictures of the area in this thread.

I saw this tree on the side of the road and couldn't help but stop and get up close to it, and see what the woods behind it are like. This is THE largest yellow cedar I've seen.
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So gnarly, so majestic.
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It's very big around (for a yellow cedar)
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False Lily of the Valley
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Interesting ground plants
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Bear-bread
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Just some forest
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Evidence of bark being stripped by natural causes as well as by natives for cedar bark weaving
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An unimpressive mushroom
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Just a tree
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This is as colorful as fall gets here. The berry bushes turning color.
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Interesting fungus.
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A cute little fern
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Some sphagnum bog - home to hundreds of dormant D. rotundifolia
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Bog cranberries in their prime. SO good.
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More evidence of bark being stripped on yellow cedars for cedar weaving.
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Fungus? lichen, I think?
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I have a thing for cute little brooks, this one is no exception
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An impressive roadside lichen formation
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  • #30
Then just on a single bolder in front of my school, there are multiple kinds of fungus or lichen or whatever these are.
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And a very popular recreational lake.
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A very big Sitka Spruce.
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They are all around
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Bear tracks
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Tried sneaking up on this Blue Heron
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But it got away!
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Canopy Carnage from the 100mph+ winds earlier that week
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Where salmon go to die.
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Large trees all around
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A good creek to go trout fishing
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And for those of us without waders, a perfect vantage point
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And a delicious Dolly Varden trout
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And this was just feet down my driveway. No electricity at my house and I certainly didn't make it to class that day!
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Hope you enjoy the pictures. :)
 
  • #31
Just a few more pics I took recently.
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More crazy lichen or fungus, or whatever this is!
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A beautiful sphagnum bog
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With a fast flowing creek, which was bordered by still edible and just ripe high-bush cranberries.
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The view from up here is amazing.
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If you can ignore the shotgun shells
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  • #32
Jeez...I missed the page 3 updates too?! Man...that's just so beautiful....I love it :) Thank you so much for sharing.
 
  • #33
wow. i love the feeling of serentiy that i get just from looking at the 1st 4th and 5th pictures. =] wonderful.
 
  • #34
Thanks guys I'm glad you liked them. :D I literally have hundreds of pictures, just not enough time to upload them all.
 
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