Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Carpenteria's Big Ol' Tree

Planted in a "biggest Torrey Pine" competition in 1888, the Wardholme Pine is 125' tall, has a spread even larger (130') and is over 20 feet in circumference. You can find it in an empty lot on Carpinteria Ave. next to theLucky Llama Coffee House.
A dendroid TSG can surely love.





Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Más Animales, Or The Meese Of The Gros Ventre Campground

During one of our early visits to the Jackson Hole area, we got to hang out with a couple of rather large bull Moose who frequent the campground just down the road from the Tetons. It's a little disconcerting to exit your tent in the morning and see these guy wandering around just a couple of yards away.