The OLD CLOSED Post Your Campsite/gear/knife/hiking/anything Outdoorsy Pic Thread!

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Just back from a week trip to the Trinity Alps region of Northern California car camping...views of the Humbolt river and pretty country:

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And a couple of these are of my lovely Mrs./Navigator/Head Chef...and I'm the driver of the vehicle and Master Tent assembler!!
 
-but I thought this was interesting. Not interesting enough to merit it's own thread, but worth sharing. Sorry for the less-than-artistic shots- my dog was tugging my leash arm while I was trying to snap these. :rolleyes:
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This is from a row of pines that border a small cemetary on the family property. Kinda cool how the heartwood rotted away and left a "wagon wheel". Bottom shot was with a flash so you could see the depth of the hollow. I'm afraid it didn't work very well. :o
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Not sure how old these trees are, or when this one was cut. The standing trees are not significantly larger than the diameter of this one, though.
 
If I had to guess- I'd say that the tree was diseased and rotted before the cut, and thus, the cut. Still pretty neat, though. :)
 
MacHete said:
-but I thought this was interesting. Not interesting enough to merit it's own thread, but worth sharing. Sorry for the less-than-artistic shots- my dog was tugging my leash arm while I was trying to snap these. :rolleyes:
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This is from a row of pines that border a small cemetary on the family property. Kinda cool how the heartwood rotted away and left a "wagon wheel". Bottom shot was with a flash so you could see the depth of the hollow. I'm afraid it didn't work very well. :o
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Not sure how old these trees are, or when this one was cut. The standing trees are not significantly larger than the diameter of this one, though.
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Also, a beautiful illustration of why pine knots make such a good fuel for the fire.

Marion
 
Chances are it is the farmer. Only that and the Pioneer harvester and the Electrician Plus have a similar setup. Nice SAK though.
 
Ray - That reminds me - I really need to get over to Cottonwood Lakes! I have been thinking about making a trip that includes Cottonwood Lakes, Miter Basin, and a summit on Mt Langley.
 
Baldtaco - I think that is the first half-timbered house I have ever seen that was painted pink. Is that common?
 
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Not especially common around here but there are a few about. That one is fairly close to me and it's a pretty old time place. Compared to other areas many of the cottages are flint built and thatched. Those tend not to be colored. For want of a better description, more of the hard top ones have a splash of color. It's very regional though. Head west a bunch across the top of Exmoor and drop down and there's much more color, same with the ones on the Devon coast. On the whole I think it is more a coastal thing.
 
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