tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post2572811193570102218..comments2024-02-24T15:49:59.506-08:00Comments on Another Long Walk: Listless and Lonely.....Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-33850103058051507772011-02-22T15:52:55.257-08:002011-02-22T15:52:55.257-08:00Such an appropriate named pass with all that rain,...Such an appropriate named pass with all that rain, fog and water. Crazy. I think I'd go nuts with all that rain. It hasn't even rained her since last August, though we have had several snow this winter. Almost every day is sunny with blue skies in New Mexico. If I lived in the PNW, I'd probably own more raincoats, fleece, and rubber boots that sunglasses and sunscreen. haha!<br /><br />Hike On!<br />~Twinville TrekkersLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-14382931897238628162011-02-22T06:54:53.387-08:002011-02-22T06:54:53.387-08:00I have a tamarack tree in my front yard. (Ohio) It...I have a tamarack tree in my front yard. (Ohio) It's ugly in the winter but very nice the rest of the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-62740562673310484532011-02-17T20:07:55.146-08:002011-02-17T20:07:55.146-08:00Everyone is right. That tree has both names....la...Everyone is right. That tree has both names....larch and tamarack. We have an eastern variety in the Adirondacks. We always called it eastern larch or tamarack. Needles in a clump form a circle.Randynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-4330872170992430232011-02-14T05:26:08.858-08:002011-02-14T05:26:08.858-08:00Yep, we had tamaracks in northern NH, very pretty....Yep, we had tamaracks in northern NH, very pretty.<br /><br />Cuthroat pass...hope you weren't reading a scary novel the night before!veganfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309978665515656586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-12629055838689903842011-02-13T20:33:33.398-08:002011-02-13T20:33:33.398-08:00We know them as Tamaracks here in MN and WI. They&...We know them as Tamaracks here in MN and WI. They're everywhere and quite lovely in the fall!ArtGekkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-54658441696803190362011-02-13T19:46:06.648-08:002011-02-13T19:46:06.648-08:00The larch of Monte Python fame?The larch of Monte Python fame?halfencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082158650224983386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-38604135903633765202011-02-13T18:19:17.268-08:002011-02-13T18:19:17.268-08:00Yep - that's a larch, a deciduous conifer, but...Yep - that's a larch, a deciduous conifer, but not a pine.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-3360239326110218832011-02-13T17:59:55.039-08:002011-02-13T17:59:55.039-08:00They are quite common here in MI we call them Tam...They are quite common here in MI we call them Tamarack Trees. =) ~Aurora~Aurorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261351058448668147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-9714009220574758592011-02-13T17:37:18.884-08:002011-02-13T17:37:18.884-08:00The tree is called a larch. The following is from...The tree is called a larch. The following is from Wikipedia:<br /><br />Larix lyallii - Subalpine Larch. Mountains of northwest United States and southwest Canada, at very high altitude.<br /><br />Larix occidentalis - Western Larch. Mountains of northwest United States and southwest Canada, at lower altitudes.<br /><br />- Mr. Know-It-Allgregnoreply@blogger.com