The floor plan evolved around an arroyo. The “bridge” shown here spans the fragile chasm, connecting the bedrooms to the living spaces. As elsewhere in the Wallach house, the Douglas fir ceiling flows uninterruptedly through the glass, merging indoors with outdoors.
The Naturally Elegant Home, 1992
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Not all the trees survived these fires, but many did. A few years later, during a very wet March, some hillsides still look spiked and dark, but beneath all of the charred spines is a soft green underbelly.
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vintage postcard, Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island x
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Evergreens through glass and rain, October 2nd, 2023
i love taking photos of trees through rainy glass. probably my favourite way to take a photo.
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Walker Episode Bracket
and the 1x18 "Drive" is broken by 2x06 "Douglas Fir"! How will it fare against our next contender, 2x07 "Where Do We Go From Here?" Our first episode without Micki gives us Trey wondering what his next move is, Stella debating her future, and Cordell and Liam sorting out their issues. We also get to see Bret for the last time as his relationship with Liam unofficially comes to an end, along with some silly drunk!Liam antics.
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Our park’s home region of the Pacific Northwest is known for being green. Rainy sometimes, but mostly green. A lot of that green comes from the great forests blanketing the western slopes of the Cascades Mountains down to the shores of the Puget Sound and Pacific Ocean. Looking at the forests, you’ll find a few key species. Trees that are heavy hitters of the PNW. Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, is one of those species.
Our Douglas-fir is not a true fir tree. It is more of a cousin to the true firs in the Abies family. Douglas-firs can also grow to great heights; about 250 feet tall. And they can live a long time, 600-800 years old and sometimes upwards of 1,000 year old. How does a tree like this survive our snowy, windy winters in the Cascade Mountains?
It helps to be a bit cold hardy. Cold hardiness has to do with a tree’s ability to deal with cold temperatures and frosty days. For many folks interested in growing things (trees, gardens, plants), key pieces of information are how many days of frost (or conversely frost-free days) does a location have on average in a year, and how many days of frost a plant can take before the cold kills it. Douglas-firs have a range of ability to handle frosty days. Near sea level, douglas-firs are found growing to great heights and volume in places with very few days of frost. But these trees also seem to like the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains. Up in the higher elevations, douglas-firs can be found growing and surviving in places with only 80-180 frost-free days a year. These trees might not grow as big as their siblings in closer to sea level, but they are still impressive.
What is your favorite place to enjoy the sight of these great trees? Do you prefer the douglas-firs growing in the lowlands and even rainforests? Or do you favor the douglas-firs in the mountains? ~ams
More information on trees and conifers in the national park can be found here https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/trees.htm .
These photographs are from years past and do not reflect current conditions. NPS/C. Roundtree Photo. Carbon River trail through green forest with tall trees reaching skyward. May, 2012. NPS/K. Loving Photo. Snow covered road through Longmire Stewardship Campground (closed in winter) with tall trees towering over also covered in snow. November, 2019.
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