Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Millenial Tree

Hullo bears and not-a-bears! Today was another outing day. Which is beary good news. We had guests from Alberta. They still have bitter cold winter so of course they were in shock at how green it is here. We went to a place called Cathedral Grove - it has super old cedar and douglas fir trees.

It is a beary nice place when the sun is shining. When it is raining, it is kind of gloomy.

These are the douglas fir trees - they can get super tall.

There was a little trail through the woods, so we walked for a bit.

So lush and green - I love how thick the moss is on the branches.

This is the oldest tree here - it is over 1000 years old and way taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa! You can't even see all the way to the top cause of all the branches.

Somebody likes taking sun-in-trees photos!

There were a few trees that had fallen down over the winter and the trail had been cleared. I didn't count all the rings on this tree, but I would guess it's several hundred years old!

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  1. visitors from Albearta.. fun! I love those trees! great pics.. makes me wish for warmer weather!

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  2. I am glad to see you are getting some proper outings in. It's supposed to rain for the next few days here but I am hoping I can get my roommates to take me out this weekend.

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    1. It's a bit cloudy here this afternoon but the weather is looking good again in a few days. I hope you get out for a good outing!

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  3. Such a beautiful place---and you have no snow (grumble, grumble...)!!!

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    1. No... we have no snow... sigh... I never get to wear my winter outfits anymore! Sigh...

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  4. I know... they are super old and super wise!

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