Today....

[evo]

The worlds largest known lava flow covers eastern Washington and half of eastern Oregon flowing out to the pacific on the central Oregon coast. Then there were up to 7 giant floods from lake Missoula... my favorite reference to the wet side of the mountains is that the coastal pnw is the worlds largest temperate jungle. For some reason that really puts it in perspective for me

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[oldoakman]

I couldnt stand to work in the rain all the time. Just like I can't stand to work in 98*, 80% humidity all the time either. But the views are beautiful! My brother finished his Navy career on Whidbey.

 

[SeanRuel]

This east coast yankee couldn't take it out there, but it sure was beautiful!

 

[ConeCollector]

Little know fact is that we have manzinta grown between port angles and port Townsend, here on Whidbey we have prickly pear cacti. Up on Orcas they have a unique species of juniper. The thoughts are they managed to survive in a valley on the northern edge of the peninsula during the last iceage with this area was covered in ONE MILE thick ice sheet. Strange to think that out 1000’ year old trees are just 7-10 generations in.

That’s the coolest thing of learned all day!

 

[laddo]

Imma go a little bit 'Pro Washington State' here, but there really are few places like it in terms of diversity.

Damn. Thats awesome


• Aim High, Climb Trees •

 

[27RMT0N]

The fun never ends. Today I was out doing a bid for some work on this treehouse tree, and came back to find this big fella on my truck

 

[Serf Life]

Removing HWA killed hemlocks on a wicked steep, manicured bank. Can just see Sean’s hardhat at the base of the tree.

 

[southsoundtree]

Alturna-links are good.

As always, steeper than it looks.

Topping maples is bad.
The main trunk is plenty rotten.

 

[VenasNursery]

Tight one today and cold

 

[Serf Life]

Hauled the boat as the ice closes in.

 

[Reach]

Hauled the boat as the ice closes in.View attachment 73475

Some (all) of the pictures you post of the scenery in your neighborhood make me want to pack up and become your new next door neighbor!

 

[TreeVB]

Just a small box elder prune here.

 

[27RMT0N]

Topping maples is bad.

No kidding. Few things feel more sketchy to me than climbing on a re-grown big leaf maple top....

 

[rico]

We built a log dolly capable of handling up to 3 ft diameter 20 footers for easily transporting smaller logs around our crazy roads... Worked like a champ today....

 

[Njdelaney]

Is that a modded CJ7 or does it just look like one?

 

[rico]

real deal 1946 military jeep with a little flathead in it....No power but will climb a tree....

 

[AdkEric]

Is that a modded CJ7 or does it just look like one?

Earlier. 2A or 3A I think.

 

[rico]

1946. CJ2a

 

[Reach]

real deal 1946 military jeep with a little flathead in it....No power but will climb a tree....

I love those old Jeeps. I had a (my father’s) ‘56 CJ7 in my garage for a couple years. He has the stretcher carrier version, so it was a longer than normal Jeep. Had a pto driven winch on the front, and someone had added a rear pto as well to run a bush hog. It wasn’t road legal at the time, so I used to take it out around the back yard on occasion, it was fun just to run around the yard.

It too had no horsepower, but it had enough torque to do about anything!

 

[treesap]

dang Rico, looks like I need to get pics of my dads 52' Allis Chalmers CA and 71' FJ40

FJ needs rebuilt tractor is great, and torque for days
have had it for four years, never once had it in the shop to fix it other than maintenance