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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 6, 2009 - 01:57pm PT
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I have been in love with Bonsai trees for many years now, but got rid of all my trees when I left Alaska and then D.C.
I have to start all over here in New Mexico.
I have some killer pix from the National Arboretum in DC that I will try to scare up, but in the meantime....
But of course the thing that really inspired me about bonsai in the first place is all the mighty, gnarly old guys we get to see in the mountains and growing straight out of cliffs!
I only have a couple scanned from the Rockies this past summer, but here they are.
I've already seen some awesome old dome toppers on other threads, so post 'em if you got 'em.
I LOVE OLD TREES!!!!
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2009 - 02:18pm PT
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Thanks guys,
That's exactly what I was hoping for!
Edit: Steve, no I've never been there. Wish I had!
Angus Bilthost, That really is Treebeards cousin!
Pity you didn't have time to talk....
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2009 - 02:24pm PT
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Oregon Cascades.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2009 - 02:27pm PT
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Needles Firetower and Bonsai.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2009 - 02:29pm PT
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Needles. Not the best tree picture, but cool anyway.
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wtfd
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i was amazed at this little guys staunch determination to simply be, i probably looked like a 2 year old repeating him verbatim.
this tree lives right above the notch at the needles...
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Survival
If I get a chance this weekend, I'll try and scan
a few of the bristlecone pix I took in Great Basin NP years
ago. They're special trees.
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Indianclimber
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Lost Wages
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Golden gate park
Muir woods
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2009 - 02:52pm PT
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wtfd, I get it dude..I totally get it! Awesome tree.
Tami, thanks for the story. I was a tree planter too!! On the Oregon coast range. Brutal work, yes. Special moments, yes.
I personally planted over a million. I've been back to units I planted to find 30-40 ft trees! Late 70's, money wasn't that bitchin'...
Indianclimber, those are beautiful man. MORE PLEASE!!
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2009 - 02:56pm PT
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BlinnyTheNutJob,
Thanks girl, beautiful.
I was hoping you'd see the thread about my daughter....
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Tami, unkempt? No!
Outta control?
No way!
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Mountain hemlock, Montague Island, Prince William Sound.
Bansai, or not bansai? I came across this one on a small island off of Montague.
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Indianclimber
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Talk about trees in a hurry
Guess where in the valley this one is
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2009 - 03:56pm PT
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Paul, yeah definitely, definitely bonsai..yeah..definitely..
Great trees. I knew an Alaskan would come through.
Indianclimber,
I have no idea where the tree in a hurry is.
He's tryin' to get to the Mountain Room Bar before closing time?
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 6, 2009 - 03:59pm PT
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Whoa, those are great. Especially that first one!!
Holy buckets, I can feel the age, hardship and wisdom just dripping off of it!
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Indianclimber
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Running tree is on Royal Arches
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Nefarius
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I dig trees too!
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