Tuesday

06-2015 Trees & Wood Textures

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(Fig. 06-01)
Picture Notes: A I hiked up Cougar Road at Deer Creek, I was surrounded by a grove of Aspens.   
For pictures and a description of this hike go to ... Deer Creek Picnic Area & Cougar Road

(Fig. 06-02)
Picture Notes: This ancient Western Cottonwood was located behind the Borax Museum at the Furnace Creek Ranch located in the Death Valley National Park.    
For pictures and a description of this hike go to ... Borax Museum Furnace Creek Ranch

(Fig. 06-03)
Picture Notes: This was an old house at Corn Creek Station that was built out of railroad ties.  
For pictures and a description of this hike go to ... Corn Creek Station- DNWR

(Fig. 06-04)
Picture Notes: I found this 'face-like' tree knot in an old tree in the path of First Creek while hiking a trail in Cottonwood Valley in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.   
For pictures and a description of this hike go to ... First Creek Trailhead - RRCNCA

(Fig. 06-05)
Picture Notes: While hiking up Cougar Road at Deer Creek, we passed a few abandoned houses. At nearly 9,000 feet elevation we found early morning frost on some of the decaying wood scattered about.    
For pictures and a description of this hike go to ... Deer Creek Picnic Area and Cougar Road

(Fig. 06-06)
Picture Notes: A piece of the sun-aged wood that was part of the remaining mill works structures located at the Ashford Mill Ruins inside the Death Valley National Park.  
For pictures and a description of this hike go to ... Ashford Mill Ruins - Death Valley

(Fig. 06-07)
Picture Notes: Another view of the Aspen grove along Cougar Road at Deer Creek.
For pictures and a description of this hike go to ... Deer Creek Picnic Area & Cougar Road


(Fig. 06-08)
Picture Notes: The remains of a fire scorched tree we found while hiking along the base of the Calico Hills along the 13 mile Scenic Route Road inside the Red Rock Canyon Park.   
For pictures and a description of this hike go to ... Calico Trail Hike at RRCNCA

(Fig. 06-09)
Picture Notes: Found in the desert at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, located near Death Valley, this is the largest Ash tree I have ever encountered.   
For pictures and a description of this hike go to ... Ash Meadows - National Wildlife Refuge


(Fig. 06-10)
Picture Notes: This shows the thick bark of a large Ponderosa Pine tree located along side the Deer Creek trail in the Spring Mountain Recreation Area near Mt. Charleston.
For pictures and a description of this hike go to ... Deer Creek Picnic Area & Cougar Road

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