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hotlum
climber
Oregon
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Jun 26, 2010 - 08:35pm PT
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I work as a Timber Cruiser in Oregon and Montana. When the going gets tough I take a step back and realize how nice it is to be in the forest, no matter how brushy. I have to say my favorite tree to core is Chamaecyparis lawsoniana or the Port-Orford-cedar. These beauties smell soooo good! Unfortunatly the Port-Orford-cedar is being wiped out by a harmful fungus.
Nice pictures folks!
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hotlum
climber
Oregon
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Jun 26, 2010 - 08:58pm PT
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Was inspired by all of you guys' pics. Sorry about the quality, this is from the two MP camera built into my Nomad data recorder for cruising. I thought it would be ST apprropriate. Taken near Coos Bay, OR. Same geologic formation as the Callahans climbing area near Roseburg. This lovely piece of real estate is called Devils Ridge. Full of cliffs(route worthy!), poison oak, bears and big cats! Exciting cruising for sure!
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DJS
Trad climber
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Jun 26, 2010 - 09:11pm PT
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BooDawg
Social climber
Paradise Island
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Jun 27, 2010 - 05:23am PT
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Here's an alahe'e tree(Psydrax odoratum); it's related to coffee and is indigenous to Hawaii (It occurs here naturally and elsewhere naturally too which means it was here prior to the arrival of the Polynesians. Its flowers are very fragrant whose scent is referred in ancient Hawaii as the octopus's (he'e) "slippery fragrance."
A kauri tree native to NZ; this one is on the Coromandel Penninsula.
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Jun 27, 2010 - 09:07pm PT
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nice batch of trees here. always like that view of baldy--you know you're close to the top.
show us a port orford, hotlum, if you've got one.
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Jun 27, 2010 - 09:08pm PT
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Yes Mike, and it's white knott "while'...( maybe I missed a few hundred threads back, it's White Mtns..). My wife is having a problem with this thread because what most folks are showing is " Krumholtz formation ,German: krumm, "crooked, bent, twisted" formation trees" affected more by altitude, etc then actual Bonsai's...
She is a Certified arborist, and Nursery certified, and has a combined degree from Santa Cruise , UNR and Miss St. in Biology. She is also the manger of the largest Reno Nursery for the the last 6 years.... She actually isn't all that found of Bonsai's ( I find the effort and patience to be truly amazing, things I do knott possess.). So where is this thread going?......
Up, that's right. Up, it's a climbing forum, always up and when you get to the top, you look across at that or that Mtn. and want to climb it...We are truly sad and sick unhappy( unless we are in the battle) individuals.
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Jun 27, 2010 - 09:41pm PT
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Sorry TTR, but didn't have the time to look at all 300+ threads.....Maybe SuperTopo needs a Readers Digest version of these longer ( More then 20) threads for us with ADD....Which covers about 83.754% of us climbers....Look a "Squirrel".
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Banquo
Trad climber
Morgan Hill, CA (Mo' Hill)
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Jun 28, 2010 - 04:00pm PT
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Taken 6-26-2010
Taken 6-25-2010
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 11, 2010 - 07:05pm PT
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 11, 2010 - 07:50pm PT
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How could anyone miss Boodawgs NZ tree?
One of the finest trees I've ever seen!
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kinnikinik
Trad climber
B.C.
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Jul 11, 2010 - 08:50pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 20, 2010 - 08:44pm PT
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Don't stare too long....
There are wooden stalagtites!
I have met The Wise One....
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 20, 2010 - 10:33pm PT
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The Great Summit Snag, Muralla Grande, Sandia Mts.
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BooDawg
Social climber
Paradise Island
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Jul 20, 2010 - 10:50pm PT
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Thanks, Survival. Yes, there's some bush in the understory, but it only adds to the appreciation of the tree.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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some loose holds...but otherwise holy
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
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Aug 23, 2010 - 09:45am PT
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Hey, any of you guys know what this tree is? It is guarding the trail to the Fire Crag in Santa Barbara. None of us had ever seen one before.
Edit: The tree was about 20 feet tall
Definitely a great tree!
Leaf detail:
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Aug 23, 2010 - 09:56am PT
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mester e we have a redwood like shrub here in the sierra foothills dubbed a western yew.
the needles on the tree in your pic look similar to our yew.
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i am tree soul.
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