[LRflex] Re: Death of a tree - birth of a season

Nice walk, a cosy one for me LoL.

I enjoyed your series, and the vegetals in snow were a treat.
Thanks for sharing.
Phil...x


Aram Langhans wrote:
Well, we plunked down our $5 for a Christmas tree permit and headed up to the mountains with sap in our eye. Not much snow this year, so it was looking like an easy time to find that perfect tree. 


Starting up the slope to look.

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Not much snow to brush off the trees to make your judgment.

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I'll spare the gory details of the kill, but after you have done the deed, dragged the prey to the truck, you must tag the tree. 

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Secured for the ride home.

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But before we headed out, there was an unusual coating on the snow. I decided it was frost that had built up on the surface of the snow. I had never seen anything like that before, so had to take a few photos. 

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The north fork of the Tieton river comes into Clear Lake just down the road from where we were. Last year it was snowing like crazy and there was over a foot of new snow. This year???? 

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http://tinyurl.com/2r6gb7 These two were Rebel XTi with 35-70 Vario Elmar
Well, it is a fine tree. 12.5 feet tall, but our ceiling is only 10.5 feet, so some trimming will be in order when we put it up in a few days.
More photos to follow.

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