The Grand Teton and neighboring peaks from Driggs, ID in Teton Valley late this afternoon. Always a little different every time we see this view! #grandtetons #driggsidaho #tetonvalleyidaho #bestofthegemstate cynthia November 6, 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 Late evening light was spectacular looking east from our home in Driggs, Idaho. The sky behind the Tetons reflecting the strong sunset made the scene look like a Hudson River School painting! #driggsidaho #bestofthegemstate #grandtetons #tetonvalleyidaho August 17, 2024 On our last morning in the blinds on the Platte River at the Crane Trust in Wood River, Nebraska this stately deer walked out on the sand bar in front of us. Just to the south of us the cranes were making a ruckus, but this little doe seemed oblivious. #cranetrust #woodrivernebraska #platteriver #deeratsunrise May 4, 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
Late evening light was spectacular looking east from our home in Driggs, Idaho. The sky behind the Tetons reflecting the strong sunset made the scene look like a Hudson River School painting! #driggsidaho #bestofthegemstate #grandtetons #tetonvalleyidaho August 17, 2024
On our last morning in the blinds on the Platte River at the Crane Trust in Wood River, Nebraska this stately deer walked out on the sand bar in front of us. Just to the south of us the cranes were making a ruckus, but this little doe seemed oblivious. #cranetrust #woodrivernebraska #platteriver #deeratsunrise May 4, 2024
