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Wow! You live in a warmish temperate place. I think Douglas Fir is the tree I was thinking of. Here they have very thick bark and a red tinge to them. Trees can grow very old. Those junipers that one sees that are several inches across are in the thousand of years old too.
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Just doing some reading, not much of a biologist. While I thought the doug fir was a pine, apparently it's not (and is often called Douglas Spruce, Oregon Pine or Columbian Pine, too but not a spruce either). More brown than red I think. You thinking of sequoias/redwoods?
 
Just doing some reading, not much of a biologist. While I thought the doug fir was a pine, apparently it's not (and is often called Douglas Spruce, Oregon Pine or Columbian Pine, too but not a spruce either). More brown than red I think. You thinking of sequoias/redwoods?
I've been in the Oregon Redwood Forest and have seen those in all their splendor but they are not red'ish barked like the trees that I have seen here and in Washington State in the dry belt.
 
I've been in the Oregon Redwood Forest and have seen those in all their splendor but they are not red'ish barked like the trees that I have seen here and in Washington State in the dry belt.
LOL I haven't seen a redwood since I moved to Oregon, but used to live in the redwoods in California. When it gets sunny again I'll be checking for some red bark around here :)
 
LOL I haven't seen a redwood since I moved to Oregon, but used to live in the redwoods in California. When it gets sunny again I'll be checking for some red bark around here :)
Yeah, I drove through part of a redwood forest in Oregon. I was amazingggg. Definitely a life changing experience. So huge and out of the reality of most peoples' day to day lives. I can imagine the early explorers when they came across them. They must have been very happy to be in them.
 
it appears that the coppers, bylaw officers and peace officers are letting the law slide. In that EV bikes without pedals and over 500W are being tolerated. I think they should be tolerated.

Get a scooter!

 
Yeah, I drove through part of a redwood forest in Oregon. I was amazingggg. Definitely a life changing experience. So huge and out of the reality of most peoples' day to day lives. I can imagine the early explorers when they came across them. They must have been very happy to be in them.
Redwoods are somewhat magical. Too bad we chopped down most of them.
 
Redwoods are somewhat magical. Too bad we chopped down most of them.
Magical is a good word for them. The entire forest lends itself to humans walking about in it and enjoying it from what I saw. Compared to some of the brush and trees comprising a unbearably difficult passage through them that I've experienced the redwoods are a thing to be cherished. The drive through was cool. The road winds it's way through between the trees and apparently minimized any felling of the tress for it. I've also been in rainforest mossy forests too and they are very cool too.
 
Magical is a good word for them. The entire forest lends itself to humans walking about in it and enjoying it from what I saw. Compared to some of the brush and trees comprising a unbearably difficult passage through them that I've experienced the redwoods are a thing to be cherished. The drive through was cool. The road winds it's way through between the trees and apparently minimized any felling of the tress for it. I've also been in rainforest mossy forests too and they are very cool too.
You can "adopt" a redwood tree. It basically supports the park system. I visit mine once a month. It's amazing to know it'll be hugged by someone else in 1k years. I hope.

I also "adopted" a greenland shark. :)
 
You can "adopt" a redwood tree. It basically supports the park system. I visit mine once a month. It's amazing to know it'll be hugged by someone else in 1k years. I hope.

I also "adopted" a greenland shark. :)
I can see adopting a redwood tree but a Greenland shark....lol. Those things live a longgg time.
 
I can see adopting a redwood tree but a Greenland shark....lol. Those things live a longgg time.
That's exactly what fascinates me. 500 years or more? wow. let's protect that.

There's a distinct possibility my cat will outlive me. I made sure he'd be fine and taken care of.

My Dad won an African Grey parrot in 1954 on a boat ride to South America (in a Skat game, a quite complicated German card game). I have pictures of him as a young man with the parrot on his shoulder. I have pictures of him as an older man, with the parrot looking the exact darn same on his shoulder. The parrot outlived him. My mom wanted me to take the parrot with me. But for some reason the parrot never liked me (he'd bite the living crap out of me every time I tried to befriend him - in fact I think it's the only creature [ex wifes excepted] that never liked me), plus the fact it talked and whistled like my Dad was creepy when my Dad died. It is *still* alive in the zoo in Barcelona, the species is protected and we donated "him". We always thought it was a "him", turns out it layed eggs as soon as it was among other Grey African parrots, and helped the species! It's 80 years old or so now. It'd probably still bite me, I visited 5 years ago and it looked at me meanly. They are smart as hell too.
 
That's exactly what fascinates me. 500 years or more? wow. let's protect that.

There's a distinct possibility my cat will outlive me. I made sure he'd be fine and taken care of.

My Dad won an African Grey parrot in 1954 on a boat ride to South America (in a Skat game, a quite complicated German card game). I have pictures of him as a young man with the parrot on his shoulder. I have pictures of him as an older man, with the parrot looking the exact darn same on his shoulder. The parrot outlived him. My mom wanted me to take the parrot with me. But for some reason the parrot never liked me (he'd bite the living crap out of me every time I tried to befriend him - in fact I think it's the only creature [ex wifes excepted] that never liked me), plus the fact it talked and whistled like my Dad was creepy when my Dad died. It is *still* alive in the zoo in Barcelona, the species is protected and we donated "him". We always thought it was a "him", turns out it layed eggs as soon as it was among other Grey African parrots, and helped the species! It's 80 years old or so now. It'd probably still bite me, I visited 5 years ago and it looked at me meanly. They are smart as hell too.
LoL... 80 years is a lot of time for a bird. Greenland sharks are kinda ugly to me... Not sure if I wanna adopt one... LoL.
 
LoL... 80 years is a lot of time for a bird. Greenland sharks are kinda ugly to me... Not sure if I wanna adopt one... LoL.
"My" greenland shark is tagged but they typically live in deep cold waters and don't transmit signals. It is 15ft long so not aquarium friendly. :-D

Oh, another true story: the parrot had music preferences it expressed ("Ra-Ra-Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine" and "Mamma Mia" were favorites) and would enthusiastically dance -and we'd join- when you played its songs (my Dad had a very good stereo system). Had good dance moves too. Now I am getting nostalgic. (Miss you guys dammit).
 
"My" greenland shark is tagged but they typically live in deep cold waters and don't transmit signals. It is 15ft long so not aquarium friendly. :-D

Oh, another true story: the parrot had music preferences it expressed ("Ra-Ra-Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine" and "Mamma Mia" were favorites) and would enthusiastically dance -and we'd join- when you played its songs (my Dad had a very good stereo system).
How does adopting a Greenland shark support it? Yes, I have seen dancing and singing parrots on YouTube... LoL. It's amazing. I grew up with thousands of different birds over time and some where very unique and some where very collective as a group and adopted me into the group. Very cool. It helps that I was feeding them their favorite food, fresh cut lawn grass from our 1 acre lawn.
 
Yeah, it's all-in-all a donation to conservationists efforts, I am aware of it. Worth it to me.

Love birds too. Live in an area where I see Golden Eagles and many others regularly on my morning walls in my extended backyard. I am a sucker for nature and animals.
LoL... I have seen a area where thousands of Bald/Golden Eagles hang out for the abundant fish food. It's just north of Vancouver BC and it's amazing. I also know a small bay where the Blue Herons hang out in the thousands and wade around snacking on stuff. That is maybe 2-3 miles north of Tsawwassen BC. Right at the coal loading port bay.

My parents had a small farm and that's why I have such experiences with many birds. Up to 300 meat chickens at a time, 2 dozen egg laying chickens, 15 geese, 15 turkeys, 30 ducks and a assortment of roosters as we had many kinds because they are so unique. They where all butchered off for food and replaced as seasons passed. The turkeys where my favorite.
 
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