Friday, December 22, 2006

A photo of a guy standing by a pretty big tree

Now available here.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've seen bigger trees on the Cornell campus

Anonymous said...

At least these folks are getting out of their canoes/kayaks/waders and exploring some areas that are not regularly inundated. Look at the base of the oak. There is moss growing down to ground level. This could not occur if the water level was regularly above ground.

This location is probably close to the upper elevation limit of wetlands in this area, as defined by Federal and State regulations.

Don't get me wrong. I am not saying that these people are barking up (or leaning against, as the case may be) the wrong tree. I think they are doing the right things.

Take a look at the Tanner-era pictures at the USFWS site. Pay close attention to the tree species mentioned or depicted, especially those Tanner is leaning against. Is he wearing chest waders? Look at the forest floor at the feeding locations. Do you see any water? Check out the camp site location. Yes, they drove there...

Later...