Bob, along with a love of almost everything outdoors, I do a sport called Geocaching. I have caches based on most of the champion trees in the area. Pinchot sycamore, Granby oak, a tree in Avon, CT that I have to revisit, Mt. Tom hemlock, copper beech in Northampton and the Sunderland sycamore. I have been thinking of doing a cache based on the 2 trees at the new courthouse in Springfield. One I would like to revisit is a huge tree in Suffield, CT off North Stone Road near the CT/MA border. Years ago there was a parking area near it and you could walk to the tree. For unknown reasons, (at least to me), its now posted no trespassing. Sam
________________________________ From: Bob <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, October 11, 2009 7:45:16 AM Subject: [ENTS] Re: Pinchot sycamore Sam I would have loved to have seen that. What other great Connectict trees do you visit? Bob Sent from my iPhone On Oct 11, 2009, at 6:53 AM, Sam Goodwin <[email protected]> wrote: One of the most amazing scenes I have seen was coming home one foggy night after a ice storm. I was driving on Nod Road > >towards the tree and with the lights they have on, the fog and ice it was awe >inspiring. Even if I had a camera with me I don't think I could capture the >moment. Sam Goodwin > > ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Sat, October 10, 2009 11:45:08 AM >Subject: [ENTS] Back to Marc > > >Marc, > > >I agree. The Pinchot is overpowering and virtually impossible to adequately >capture on film. However, we try. I've attached three more shots of the great >one. > > >I am especially pleased that the Pinchot has finally reached 100 feet in >height. It just seems like a giant sycamore should be in the 100+ foot height >class. It goes with being a sycamore. The Pinchot's great girth (27.8 feet) is >destined to expand eventually to 28 feet and perhaps significantly beyond. > > >Interestingly, the Pinchot's rival, the Sunderland Sycamore, may hold more >wood. I keep talking about > modeling them, but the task is daunting and I get self-conscious when people > stare as I take measurements. There's always a redneck wise-ass among them. > Others can't imagine why anyone would be measuring a tree. I can't seem to > ignore either group. Will Blozan can tune the idly curious out as well as the > others, I guess, but I can't. > > >It would be good to see that fine oak and get some images, either going to the >Cape or returning. What might we work out? > > >Bob > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Marcboston" <[email protected]> >To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 9:44:08 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >Subject: [ENTS] Re: Lee and two great trees > > >One of the best road trips I did over the last few years was to go see >those trees. > The Granby Oak is so beautiful and photographs very >easily! An excellent subject, there are so many ways to shoot that >tree. I had a harder time trying to capture the Pinchot, it is so >damn big! I really feel that no photo does that tree justice. > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
