I did the short hike into Reed’s Brook Falls just a few miles north of Kingfield, late this afternoon. The woods are wet and lush! #kingfieldmaine #reedsbrookfalls #franklincounty #summerinmaine cynthia July 13, 2024 Uncategorized Continue Reading
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 cynthia May 9, 2024 Uncategorized Continue Reading
Teton Foothills in this recent weather pattern in Teton Valley. Snow in the mountains and dusting at lower elevations. Photo by Cindy Orcutt last evening. #bestofthegemstate #tetonvalleyidaho #tetonmountainrange #tetonfoothills cynthia May 7, 2024 Uncategorized Continue Reading
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 cynthia May 4, 2024 Uncategorized Continue Reading