Sunrise off Seawall Road in Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island earlier this week. #southwestharbormaine #orcuttphotography.com #seawallroad #sunrisemaine cynthia October 7, 2021 Uncategorized You Might Also Like John Orcutt and Cam Held publish an E-book! November 2, 2015 Bobby Socks Trees, Yellowstone National Park. Several weeks ago we drove to Yellowstone for the weekend, and noticed these white bottom tree trunks. From Wikipedia we learned about the cause: “These are lodgepole pines that died by shifting hot spring run-off. By capillary action the trees soaked up mineral laden water, which colors their bases white and retards decay. Dissolved minerals in the water deposited a crust of white silica on the bottom of the dead trees and stumps. This silica, a non-crystalline compound, slowly impregnates the wood and over time, with the absence of oxygen, could eventually petrify the wood. These skeletons have stood here for decades.” #bobbysockstrees #yellowstonenationalpark #lodgepolepines May 9, 2024 Brilliant gold foliage in Teton Valley, Idaho now with Aspen and Cottonwood trees showing their full color. A great time to be here! #tetonvalleyidaho #bestofthegemstate #driggsidaho #fallfoliageineasternidaho October 13, 2024
Bobby Socks Trees, Yellowstone National Park. Several weeks ago we drove to Yellowstone for the weekend, and noticed these white bottom tree trunks. From Wikipedia we learned about the cause: “These are lodgepole pines that died by shifting hot spring run-off. By capillary action the trees soaked up mineral laden water, which colors their bases white and retards decay. Dissolved minerals in the water deposited a crust of white silica on the bottom of the dead trees and stumps. This silica, a non-crystalline compound, slowly impregnates the wood and over time, with the absence of oxygen, could eventually petrify the wood. These skeletons have stood here for decades.” #bobbysockstrees #yellowstonenationalpark #lodgepolepines May 9, 2024
Brilliant gold foliage in Teton Valley, Idaho now with Aspen and Cottonwood trees showing their full color. A great time to be here! #tetonvalleyidaho #bestofthegemstate #driggsidaho #fallfoliageineasternidaho October 13, 2024
