Album Trees

[b.stark]

Below an eagle nest. Around here they seem to nest exclusively in large cottonwood trees near bodies of water. Mostly along the river, though sometimes near lakes. This nest has been around for quite a few years--it's the longest existing one I personally know of. Bumped one eagle (a juvenile, I think) near it. I have seen them nest in this in the past, though not for a couple years.

 

[JDWalters]

Chapel Rock. Pictured Rocks National Seashore, MI.

 

[JDWalters]

Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV

 

[JDWalters]

The happiest tree that I've ever seen. (Ironically, it's located in a cemetery.) Colmar Manor, MD. Not in the backcountry -- not even close. But I feel that it needs to be included.

 

[tennistime99]

The happiest tree that I've ever seen. (Ironically, it's located in a cemetery.) Colmar Manor, MD. Not in the backcountry -- not even close. But I feel that it needs to be included.

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Happy or the mask from Scream?

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[Dreamer]

Mt Zirkel Wilderness July 11, 2012 11:25a

 

[IntrepidXJ]

I liked the look of this tree along the Confluence Overlook Trail

http://adventr.co/2018/04/lower-red-lake-canyon-the-confluence-overlook/


Confluence Overlook Trail by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[chandlerwest]

Bristlecone Pine in Cedar Breaks National Monument.


My boys in Sequoia National Park

 

[Ugly]

My oldest daughter got back at her dad for all the times I pushed her buttons, and kicked me during soccer practice. It left my left leg and ankle bruised, not sprained, but twice the size it should be.
This meant my Wednesday hikes for the past couple of weeks were cancelled due to immobility... However, did a couple short miles a couple of times this past week and did not feel too much worse for wear. Hoping to get an overnight in over Memorial Day.

I do love the gamble oak. Especially with new green leaves in spring where for a couple of weeks each year the foothills look less desert and more... more green... more lush.
But it is a short, fleeting time.

 

[xjblue]

Terrace Tree by Jared Payne, on Flickr

 

[xjblue]

Mt Olympus Tree by Jared Payne, on Flickr


Mt Olympus Tree by Jared Payne, on Flickr

 

[b.stark]

Since I was digging through the archives tonight... another not very backcountry tree, but at a great campsite in western Nebraska from 2015.

 

[Shirt357]

 

[Yvonne]

on top of Observation Point

 

[Scott Chandler]

Pinus aristata, the "Rocky Mountain" or "Colorado" Bristlecone Pine. I didn't even know these things existed until I came upon them in the La Garitas

 

[chandlerwest]

Looking through a Bristlecone Pine Tree in Cedar Breaks Nat'l Monument. They have a pretty large grove, that warrants lingering in for a couple hours.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

I liked the look of this curved tree: http://adventr.co/2018/07/oh-be-joyful-creek-to-blue-lake/


Curved Tree by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[b.stark]

Lamar Valley, Yellowstone NP.

 

[Rockskipper]

Along the Yellowstone near Columbus, Montana:

 

[TractorDoc]

Trees are some of my favorite subjects.

My backyard:



Lamar Valley/Yellowstone:



Somewhere in Yosemite: