tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post4984104429875268628..comments2024-03-20T14:47:34.192-07:00Comments on Reading the Washington Landscape: A Madrone Forest and other Orcas Island ObservationsDan McShanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17044037213245602667noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-22210716392338757622015-01-14T14:58:45.249-08:002015-01-14T14:58:45.249-08:00So, I got 94 rings. Depending on how high this c...So, I got 94 rings. Depending on how high this cut was, born about 1905-1910. Looks like a few fire scars too. Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012738701219847595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-75902882325020863222015-01-14T10:23:20.430-08:002015-01-14T10:23:20.430-08:00Also a common feature on Lopez Island, where I use...Also a common feature on Lopez Island, where I used to live. Shark Reef is a good example. All rock, lichen, arbutus, and pine. <br /><br />I'm currently living on the South Sound, where arbutus is also prevalent, but not dominant like it was there. And pine is much less common here. <br /><br />Robin<br />Rusty Ring: Relfections of an Old-Timey HermitRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522501894058291952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188642669907788257.post-20802979727701671162015-01-14T07:39:44.704-08:002015-01-14T07:39:44.704-08:00Thanks for the madrone photos. It used to be my f...Thanks for the madrone photos. It used to be my favorite tree, but I rarely see it any more ... only when I return to CA to visit. Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.com