Aspen at twilight in Teton Canyon, Wyoming. #Aspen #tetoncanyon #westernwyoming #altawyoming #jhstyle cynthia January 23, 2024 Uncategorized You Might Also Like 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 Sunset reflected on clouds looking east from our backyard in Driggs, Idaho. At this time of the year, there seems to be no end to the spectacular cloud formations and varied weather systems all around us. #driggsidaho #bestofthegemstate #tetonvalleyidaho #westernskies #reflectedsunset June 7, 2023 Looking northwest from West Kingfield as ground fog appeared, just after the sunset. There is a short window from sunset to loosing details, when the low light can provide dramatic conditions. Fog behind a foreground subject helps! #kingfieldmaine #lowlightphotography #orcuttphotography July 30, 2022
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
Sunset reflected on clouds looking east from our backyard in Driggs, Idaho. At this time of the year, there seems to be no end to the spectacular cloud formations and varied weather systems all around us. #driggsidaho #bestofthegemstate #tetonvalleyidaho #westernskies #reflectedsunset June 7, 2023
Looking northwest from West Kingfield as ground fog appeared, just after the sunset. There is a short window from sunset to loosing details, when the low light can provide dramatic conditions. Fog behind a foreground subject helps! #kingfieldmaine #lowlightphotography #orcuttphotography July 30, 2022
