Above the clouds this morning, driving over Teton Pass from Idaho to Jackson Hole. #tetonpass #jacksonhole #tetonvalleyidaho cynthia August 19, 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 Grand Teton evening view from State Line Road between Driggs, Idaho and Alta, Wyoming. #bestofthegemstate #driggsidaho #tetonvalleyidaho #grandtetonfromthebackside December 7, 2023 Historic grain elevators add an impressive skyline to a small community, Tetonia, in eastern Idaho. Built along a rail line that has been removed, along with.another elevator nearby, they created a hub for farmers in the region. There have been a few suggestion for repurposing them, but to date they are unused and in danger of decay. #tetoniaidaho #historicgrainelevators #bestofthegemstate #easternidaho #tetoniaskyline #orcuttphotography.com April 18, 2025
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
Grand Teton evening view from State Line Road between Driggs, Idaho and Alta, Wyoming. #bestofthegemstate #driggsidaho #tetonvalleyidaho #grandtetonfromthebackside December 7, 2023
Historic grain elevators add an impressive skyline to a small community, Tetonia, in eastern Idaho. Built along a rail line that has been removed, along with.another elevator nearby, they created a hub for farmers in the region. There have been a few suggestion for repurposing them, but to date they are unused and in danger of decay. #tetoniaidaho #historicgrainelevators #bestofthegemstate #easternidaho #tetoniaskyline #orcuttphotography.com April 18, 2025
