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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 07:37 PM Original message |
The world's 10 oldest living trees |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thank you, this is very neat. nt |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Methusela looks like a Biblical patriarch raising his arms to God. |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Fascinating stuff! thanks!! |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. Rummy would say, "targets, there are lots of targets in Iran...." starting |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
27. That came to mind immediately, only it was McCain singing "bomb Iran." |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. amazing |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. cool! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. That chestnut tree on Mt. Etna is really pretty! |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. Very cool - makes our stand of beech trees look like saplings |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. Did McCain plant them? |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
62. Liberals see the Majesty of that tree. Conservatives see Firewood... |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. Thanks for sharing this |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. Outstanding! |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. Breath-taking, mind-boggling, jaw-dropping, awesome, amazing, incredible. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. Some asshole U.S. Forest Service graduate student cut down a 5000 year old tree????????????????????? |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Ditto |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 09:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Yeah, but have you SEEN his cool furniture? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
50. Yes. He died recently too. I feel kind of sorry for him. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. wow, thanks for the info. How sad for him. |
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kurtzapril4 (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #50 |
80. Another result of the unfortunate demise of this tree |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:03 PM Response to Reply #50 |
87. Thank you very much for this info. |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
76. I Read a Letter to the Editor in Harper's by the Grad Student |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. Pretty sure that's not Methuselah |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 06:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
35. It's not dead. It's resting. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-13-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
94. Look, Matey, I know a dead tree when I see one....and I'm lookin' at one right now. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. No, that's not Methuselah |
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dotymed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #51 |
65. bush would "clearcut" this |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. Thanks for the link, love it. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. Those Bristlecone Pines Burn Well |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
63. lol |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
17. Too damn cool. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. k&r those bristlecones are amazing, so are the others! thanks for posting |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #18 |
45. those bristlecones are amazing, |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. i got my copy on Ebay |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #49 |
73. i got my copy on Ebay |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
20. Bookmarked for later. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
21. The OLDEST bristlecone, Prometheus, was on Wheeler Peak in eastern NV. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
22. That's pretty cool, thanks for posting... |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. That's so cool! |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
24. I could easily find that tree with that pic |
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dbmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 02:59 AM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Likely not that one |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #33 |
46. Yeah, I've been to the grove. |
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D23MIURG23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-11-10 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
25. magnificent, thanks. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
26. Wow! That is the coolest thing I've seen in a while! Thanks! nt |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
28. Thank you |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
29. Those trees need to be protected! |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
31. the "Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses" might just as easily have been . . . |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 04:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
79. Lou Christie |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-13-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #31 |
95. Glad I'm Not the Only One to Think That Metal-Clad Knights Sheltering Under a Tree In a Rainstorm |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-13-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. "idead"? |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-13-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. No, That Was Pogo-Speak For the Idea That Led To Their Deaths. |
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raouldukelives (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
32. Thanks for this! |
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Stuart G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
34. Great Post...thanks for posting... |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 06:09 AM Response to Original message |
36. I have actually stood in front of one of them |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
37. Walking among the giants of Sequoia Nat'l Forest -as we did recently- you wonder at |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Sequoia National Forest is like going to Church -- |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #43 |
58. If you have found a church like that you are lucky. Nature's cathedrals they certainly are. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
38. Thank you! |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
39. Amazing |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Coast redwooods do, too, but only 2-3,000 years, afaik. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
40. Very fascinating!! |
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Boudica the Lyoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #40 |
60. What the hell was he thinking? |
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14thColony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. See post #50 for a good explanation (nt) |
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tclambert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #60 |
74. At that time, they didn't know how old the bristlcone pines were. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
42. Book rec--Pakenham's "Remarkable Trees of the World" |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
44. We live in such an amazing planet... |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
47. Methuselah's location is hardly a secret. It's at the edge of a parking lot. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Methuselah is not at the edge of a parking lot. |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
48. If trees could talk.......n/t |
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tclambert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #48 |
75. They'd probably gripe all day about squirrels and woodpeckers. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
53. I'm seeing some really bitchin bar countertops |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. That's funny, but you better not get close to that tree!!! |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #57 |
64. :) |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #57 |
68. +100 n/t |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
54. Reagan said TREES CAUSE POLLUTION |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 12:56 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. The old joke for Watt was "What does James Watt consider a 'jungle'... |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. LOL, I forgot that one! |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 07:04 PM Response to Reply #54 |
84. If you've see one redwood, |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-13-10 10:06 AM Response to Reply #84 |
90. Yeah, take a picture then get out your chainsaw. Screw mother nature... |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
61. What about genetically engineering the longevity of that tree into humans? |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. people live long enough as it is... |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. NOOO! |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 10:43 PM Response to Reply #69 |
88. But it would be pretty cool being a treehuman doing nothing all day but standing there ... |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-13-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #88 |
91. Does the name Charles Hurwitz mean anything to you? |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
70. Some forests are actually 1 interconnected tree! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
71. Beautiful |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
72. Alot of the notable redwoods in california are kept secret for fear of harm to them |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
77. Great post. |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
78. The Angel Oak |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
81. Amazing these beautiful trees have managed to survive. nt |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
82. That is way cool. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
83. Within view of my Oregon fire lookout tower are some of the oldest juniper's in the world. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
85. Kicked and recommended. |
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sdnewbie (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
86. This TreeHugger... |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-12-10 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
89. John McCain planted that tree when he was a boy!!! |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-13-10 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
92. A tree hugger hugging a tree. It's not very far from where I live. |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-13-10 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
93. Very interesting! |
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