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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Aug 23, 2010 - 09:59am PT
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the woodpile at an artisitic medium!
great ekat. just great. that will do.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Aug 23, 2010 - 10:34am PT
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We looked up Western Yew Norwegian... I don't think that is what it is. The shape was bushy and full. There is a second type of long thin leaves (?) sprouting along the branches along with the fluffy short leaves. Our camera didn't quite catch it, but the color of the foliage is a gorgeous blue-grey color. It stood out like a sore thumb amongst the regular native plants.
EKat- that pile of wood is so cool!
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 23, 2010 - 11:51am PT
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eKatTheWoodChuck, YIKES!!
That is too freekin' cool!
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Aug 23, 2010 - 12:19pm PT
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The western yew loves deep shade and wet feet. We have a few in our north facing canyon down by the creek @ 3,000 ft.
ekat, love the wood pile, like a beautiful life we all eventually burn through it.
I must admit I'm partial to these, skys witness the western juniper.....
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Aug 24, 2010 - 08:52am PT
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Cragman, I know the tree well and will for now on know it as Peter's Tree, thanks for sharing. It does seem to me that when at the end of a day, season, career or life what really counts is the people we shared the time with, all the countless routes and miles of stone remain in place since we passed over them in a flash of time that was shared with a friend.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Aug 24, 2010 - 10:02am PT
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THAT was a cool read Cragman....I'm glad you have something like that tree to remember him by, everytime you go by it you'll think of him. My grandmother once told me...memories are the spirits of those visiting you! His spirit will visit you, enjoy those times for what they are.
Peace
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Dick Erb
climber
June Lake, CA
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Cragman, now I have a name for that tree I look at by the Tioga Road. It looks kinda like a miniature sequoia.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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DE, we may have met bitd in the Valley but my wife & I met your sister and brother in law hiking in the Swiss Alps. We got to talking they asked about our climbing and your name came up! 6 degrees removed from everyone on the planet indeed, our climbing community even closer, perhaps I'll meet you in person along our paths. Hope to spend more time this winter on your east side.......Berg Heil.
Charlie D.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 12, 2010 - 01:48am PT
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Located in Bear Canyon near Baldy Village:
I don't know from trees so much so I can't vouch for this but I can
assert that the first limb is about 32" in diameter!
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sempervirens
Trad climber
Trinity County
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Sep 12, 2010 - 03:04am PT
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Hey Mr E, Ever read "the Botany of Desire"? It reports Johnny Appleseed was a child molester who planted apple trees to supply makers of hard cider and that "eatin" apples were rarely grown in America at that time.
random posts, bla bla, ha, ha, ha...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Sep 12, 2010 - 01:24pm PT
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Dryad?
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2010 - 02:37pm PT
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The grizzled old man.
High in the Sangre De Cristos.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 28, 2010 - 01:25am PT
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Not quite so grizzled but rather an odd pruning job for 9500' on Mt Baldy, sorta yur 50' bonsai look...
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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^^^^Nice, the Western Juniper the ranges' oldest witness.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, all....
old neighborhood oak, hanging wayyyyy over the street...
this is that ONE side of it...
this is how it brances out over the yard, on the OTHER
SIDE of the tree (balancing it, hopefully) :O
oh my, could not really see up into the TOP of it... :O
one year, this is due to break, though the folks whose yard
it is in, don't seem to be able to trim it... :(
lovely tree, but a mite dangerous, come storm times...
wow, though, there's nothing like a tree, as to creativi'tree'...
:)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there dingus, say... i like the "faces" that one can find in those old trees that you posted pics of.... :)
full varieties, human, critters, bugs, etc...
neat pics...
:)
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Nov 19, 2010 - 06:00pm PT
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Had a chance for a night time hike along the Hogs Back a few weeks ago, love those junipers!
You never know who you might run into in the mountains, anyone recognize this friendly chap?
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