Borne of Leaves Decaying

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Borne of Leaves Decaying

In the shadow of pine-covered Sugarloaf Peak, Quaking aspen follow the changing of the season. Here, aspen groves share space with Ponderosa pines. At an elevation of 8,600 feet, the large number of trees provides a diversity of forest floor and meadow habitats for shrubs, grasses and wildflowers. Soil moisture here is not as severely depleted during early summer drought as in lower zones, allowing many high-elevation plants to flourish. October 8, 2008
lcarreau
on Oct 9, 2008 8:30 pm
Lat/Lon: 35.35686°N / 111.61594°W
Image Type(s): Hiking,  Flora,  Informational,  Scenery
Image ID: 451525

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BigJordan

BigJordan - Oct 10, 2008 1:11 am - Voted 10/10

Nice....

A little color contrast action. nice trees my friend

lcarreau

lcarreau - Oct 10, 2008 8:00 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Nice....

Thank you, my friend. There's going to be a
drastic drop in temperatures tomorrow.

Does everybody have their parkas on???

BCJ

BCJ - Oct 10, 2008 2:47 am - Voted 10/10

Very cool

I wish we had aspen here in the PNW...they're so beautiful this time of year.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Oct 10, 2008 8:02 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Very cool

I wish I had Mount Rainier in the SW...it's so
beautiful ANY time of the year.

Gotta love "white-outs" and Mountain goats!!!

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