Collecting grounds

Arcto said:

Thanks Wireme. Some deadwood in Rainer NPView attachment 90193

Lichen on a lodgepole, looks similar to your pic. View attachment 90194

Dunno why, but always liked this Bighorn behind a rock in COView attachment 90195

Vine maple in the coast range. One of the biggest I've found. View attachment 90196 I enjoyed viewing your pics as well.

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CWTurner said:

Hemlocks above a quarry, upstate PA. I collected a hemlock growing in 4" of soil on a flat rock like the one pictured. Nice spot to sit and rest afterward.
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Brian Van Fleet said:

Here a good one to demonstrate how little impact responsible collecting has; compared to nature itself. The ridge in the distance was a spot where I legally collected a few trees in 2011, and the area burned in 2012. Here it is in 2013. Lots of trees out there. Love the RMJ in the foreground.
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markyscott said:

No collecting (or skiing) here, but Big Bend is one beautiful place. The only place where Aspen, Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, and Arizona Cypress grow in Texas. Also One Seed Juniper, Alligator Juniper, Mexican Pinyon, Texas Persimmon, and more varieties of oak than I could count. It's amazing to me that these species grow south of Houston. After thousands of years of isolation and harsh conditions at the limit of their range, it makes me wonder if they're now a different variety than the members of the species further to the north.

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And spectacular views - that ridge line in the distance is part of Santa Elena Canyon, where the Rio Grande has cut through the Sierra Ponce and around 25 miles from where I took this picture.

Scott

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