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Tag Archives: Forests
Fossil Redwood Stump, Florissant Colorado
A 34 million-year-old fossil redwood stump at Florissant Fossil Bed National Monument in Colorado. In Colorado for a spell I found myself finding my way through forested lands I had never seen to see stone redwood trees. What little remnants … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado
Tagged Forests, Fossils, History, Landscapes, National Monuments, Nature, Public Lands, Redwoods, Travel, Trees, Wilderness
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Honeysuckle in the Highlands
Honeysuckle in the woods of Scotland. “Wherever there is suddenly more light, flowering plants also try their luck, including honeysuckle. Using its tendrils, it makes its way up around the little trunks, always twining in a clockwise direction. By coiling … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland
Tagged Forests, Hiking, Honeysuckle, Nature, Outdoors, Scotland, Travel, Walking, Wilderness, Wildlife
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Scotland, Shifting Baseline Syndrome & Your Local Wilderness
Glen Sannox as seen from Cir Mor Saddle, Isle of Arran, Scotland. Such scenic sweeping grassland is not natural, but in fact the result of human agency. “The British Isles, a Roman outpost located at the edge of European civilization, was … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland
Tagged Arran, Forests, Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Nature, Non-fiction, Pics, Travel, Wilderness, Wildlife
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