Bob- Amazing! What geniuses we were for encouraging your own genius to emerge...keep us looking good! -Don
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Re: Mt Tom and red pines Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:09:50 -0400 Don, Thanks. Same camera.just listening to what the rest of you tell me. Bob Sent from my iPhone On Aug 28, 2009, at 2:08 AM, DON BERTOLETTE <[email protected]> wrote: Bob- Great images...new camera, or new technique? -Don Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:04:16 +0000 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Mt Tom and red pines ENTS, Yesterday, Monica and I took a friend for a walk on the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail along the basalt cliffs of Mount Tom in the Connecticut River Valley. Mount Tom is volcanic and is known for its diversity. I will forego the usual deluge of statistics and go right to the hike. The climb up onto the ledges is fairly steep, but worth every ounce of sweat. The great majority of hikers go to the cliff region of Mount Tom for the views. So do I, but also for the vegetation and one species in particular, red pine. Image#1-RdPinesLineUp.jpg: This image shows red pines along the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail. These are the first pines you see when intercepting the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail from the Quarry Trail, which is north of Whiting Peak. Image#2-RedPinesAreBeautiful.jpg: This image looks looks down through a cluster of red pines into the valley below. Image#3-RedPinesAndSnag.jpg: The red pine strip goes for half a mile or more with intermittent pines hugging the basalt ledges. There is a little regeneration. Image#4-Guardians2.jpg: This is another view of the cluster. Very photogenic. In addition to the old red pines, the basalt formation is photogenic. Take red and white pines, basalt ledges, and the valley beyond and Mount Tom becomes a photographer's bonanza. Image#5-BasaltAndValley.jpg: The basalt formations stand in bold relief to the valley and Berkshire Hills beyond. Image#6-BasaltAndValley2.jpg: This image shows the surface structure of the basalt. Bob With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. Click here. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
