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Dave Workman
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Tamarack ("larch" to you flatlanders  ) were in full glory Sunday.
I caught this image while sitting at the top of an unnamed ridge up on the Taneum. Following an elk trail brought me to this place, where there was no wind, and only the sound of trees growing.
It's been my experience that some of the best trails are not man made, but come from years upon years of travel by elk or deer. They know the routes, and the quiet places.
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"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
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treeswarper
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 Mon Oct 30, 2017 7:53 am |
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I'll agree with elk making a good trail crew. There was one trail that the only hint of it not being people made was no evidence of logging out. Now, if we could get the elk to saw out some of the blowdown....
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human末animals and aliens are great possibilities
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human末animals and aliens are great possibilities
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Dave Workman
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"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
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Schroder
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 8:14 am |
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Tamarack grows west of the Rockies, primarily in Canada. Western Larch and Alpine Larch are not Tamaracks.
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Ski
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:32 am |
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| Dave Workman wrote: | | It's been my experience that some of the best trails are not man made, but come from years upon years of travel by elk or deer. |
^ Quite true, although I have found that their destinations are not always the same as mine, at times leading me off into Never-Never Land. 
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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treeswarper
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:40 am |
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| Schroder wrote: | | Tamarack grows west of the Rockies, primarily in Canada. Western Larch and Alpine Larch are not Tamaracks. |
I think we know that. In many small localities, Tamarack refers to Larch. That's just the way it is. I do know know what the elk call it. I know that elk call cedar seedlings----fud. 
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human末animals and aliens are great possibilities
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human末animals and aliens are great possibilities
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Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:42 am |
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| Ski wrote: | | Quite true, although I have found that their destinations are not always the same as mine, at times leading me off into Never-Never Land. |
I have followed a few that went right where I wanted to go (for work purposes). I have also found that Slow Elk trails can come in handy if one can dodge the plops along the way. Those trails make walking on a side hill easier on the legs.
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human末animals and aliens are great possibilities
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human末animals and aliens are great possibilities
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Dave Workman
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| Ski wrote: | | Quite true, although I have found that their destinations are not always the same as mine, at times leading me off into Never-Never Land. |
Their destination has always been mine, I suspect.
Never-Never Land in the end.
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"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
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Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:05 pm |
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I have often stopped hoping to find a knife! I've only found a poorly made one. Looked like a kid made it. Sigh.
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human末animals and aliens are great possibilities
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human末animals and aliens are great possibilities
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Brian Curtis
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| Schroder wrote: | | Tamarack grows west of the Rockies, primarily in Canada. Western Larch and Alpine Larch are not Tamaracks. |
Tamarack grow east of the Rockies, too. Here is a photo of some tamarack around an unnamed pond I took in northern Wisconsin a couple weeks ago. This was in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
that elitist from silverdale wanted to tell me that all carnes are bad--Studebaker Hoch
that elitist from silverdale wanted to tell me that all carnes are bad--Studebaker Hoch
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Dave Workman
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| treeswarper wrote: | | I have often stopped hoping to find a knife! I've only found a poorly made one. Looked like a kid made it. Sigh. |
The only thing I've ever found in a Ghost Camp is as described. I was careful to leave the silence undisturbed.
"The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." - D.H. Lawrence
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