Tag: trees
group name: mountainlife
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March 01, 2008 06:49 PM EST --
Are things in this world separate, or are they so interconnected as to be one thing?
The following is a draft, and I can certainly see myself rewriting it, so your feedback is appreciated. . . . more
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November 11, 2007 01:29 AM EST --
Last weekend we got away for a quick visit to the Sierra Nevada Mountains that rise out of central California to enjoy the fall colors. Our first stop was Sequoia National Park - one of my . . . more
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March 04, 2007 04:06 PM EST --
Crystalline burden
Gravity pulls snow to snow
Down-flexed boughs bear up
Needles grip, sinews relax
These firs well vested in ice
[This tanka was inspired first by Jim Ross' poem, Winter Overload, . . . more
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November 14, 2007 01:09 AM EST --
Walker Sisters Cabin on the Metcalf Bottoms Trail
Smoky Mountain National Park ~ Tennessee
The road driving up to the trail head is steep and
narrow. . . . more
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December 16, 2005 06:10 PM EST --
This is a draft chapter from Hall's Wood , my memories of cutting wood in my 20s. If you like it, also check out Goodenough Road , 3 Cords a Day , Mr. Forget'is Name Who . . . more
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November 10, 2007 08:52 AM EST --
Down the road, up the hill and along the river is a coffee shop near me. This place serves the best Expresso, and good music. I enjoy the inside, rustic with pleasant servers bringing lots of coffee and . . . more
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June 03, 2008 01:14 PM EDT --
Tanuems Song a poem
Sunrises warmth
Flies wait patiently for the heat
the creeks melodious travel
grouse savagely beats his chest
Warblers aria then
A zig zag dance through the branches . . . more
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March 31, 2007 11:57 AM EDT --
The tree that fell on me wasn't even a tree I was interested in. It wasn't a big tree. It wasn't the tree where I'd be proud to say, "See this picture. THAT fell . . . more
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May 27, 2008 03:59 PM EDT --
Tuesday May 20th 2008
After much packing and a little traveling, we arrived at our destination. What we call the long meadows in the Tanuem. It's a free campground with a different name depending . . . more
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June 25, 2007 06:55 AM EDT --
Tahoe In Flames
A wildfire is burning out of control a couple miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe. The fire is burning along the heavily wooded ridges west of the Upper Truckee River. . . . more
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June 26, 2007 03:47 PM EDT --
Still Burning - Update
Tahoe In Flames
26 June 2006 - Angora Fire - South Lake Tahoe, CA.
First to all my Gather friends and connections, I am safe and doing fine, though the loft is . . . more
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February 05, 2007 11:08 AM EST --
Five Things I Love About ... the Mountains:
I love living in the mountains. I have always lived in the mountains; or . . . more
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June 29, 2007 10:29 PM EDT --
Tahoe In Flames
Update - Friday
29 June 2007
29 June 2007 - Angora Wildfire - South Lake Tahoe CA.
Today in Tahoe began with a beautiful and colourful . . . more
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November 11, 2007 01:46 PM EST --
On October 23 of this year I drove through the Allgäu in Germany, into Austria, over Fernpass and Reschenpass, on into the Vinschgau and then to Meran in South Tirol, Italy.
It was an amazing . . . more
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June 27, 2007 07:29 AM EDT --
Wildfire Jumps Containment Line
Update - Tahoe In Flames
26 June 2006 - Angora Lake Fire - South Lake Tahoe CA.
Bad news this afternoon. The Angora Lake wildfire jumped the forward containment . . . more
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April 03, 2008 06:48 PM EDT --
I've emailed Gatherites with an interest, background or major in forestry with the following question: "If I were to cut the large aspens on my land, and left the trunks on the ground, . . . more
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September 27, 2008 05:12 PM EDT --
Fall is now upon us and the splendors of fall color are beginning to show.
If you are like me you love the fall and autumn colors that the season provides. When the air begins to cool and the . . . more
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January 03, 2008 12:31 AM EST --
Cypress Thicket - An ATV Ride
Since so many of you like my stories about our ATV rides here is another one.
This one took us to some unexpected places; we got lost, didn't . . . more
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March 29, 2008 02:02 AM EDT --
Fishing Trip to Roosevelt Lake, Arizona
All photos taken with an Olympus Camedia digital camera.
Robert and I heard that Roosevelt Lake was up to 96% full and the bass were biting . . . more
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