Topping at 200 + feet

[RC0]

Took a drive out to Cathedral grove just a couple of days ago....seems as we were close by holidaying at a beach resort for the week. It's a much different perspective when you're not actually there to work. Great place to spend a couple of hours if anyone's ever passing through.

 

I only had the phone camera, and it's always difficult to get good perspective photos of such trees as is....at least when nobodies working on them.

 

Most of the trees are over 200 ft. Western red cedar and Douglas fir.

 

Hard to work out what happened to all the missing bark on the first pic. Or, same tree in the first 3 pics. Maybe lighting blew the top out, at about 140 ft. What remains up there are huge laterals seeming converting into leaders. The tree is well within falling distance of the road and parking areas on both sides. It's about 7ft dbh.

 

Notice the next pic, looks like an old cedar stump but now with a hemlock growing on top. Look carefully and you can see the old springboard notches.

 

The next couple of cedar photos. Totally hollowed out, but with 180 -200 ft bearing down. I suppose large people manage to stand up on only 2 feet also, with out falling over.

 

The big dead Douglas fir is well over 200 ft. Same as the live ones. Picture a climber up there....would look like an ant at half way.

 

Obviously theres a lot more to see than my handful of pics. But if you like big trees, Vancouver Island still has its share....be it in smaller pockets now days.

[RC0]

One more I forgot to add.

[David Humphries]

Nice shots Reg,

not had the opportunity to experience the big trees, hopefully one day.

 

Interesting to see compromised trees being maintained close to people.

 

Have you put your quote in yet?

 

Thanks for sharing

 

 

 

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[silky fox]

Great share Reg. The stump with the hemlock growing out of it and the springboard scars is a monument to it's life and death....with new life being born from it. Superb.

[Pete Mctree]

Great pics Reg. looks different with the sun shining

[RC0]

Nice shots Reg,

not had the opportunity to experience the big trees, hopefully one day.

 

Interesting to see compromised trees being maintained close to people.

 

Have you put your quote in yet?

 

Thanks for sharing

 

 

 

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I think since a visitor got killed a few years back, the park has been given an annual budget to deal with the worse trees. I think 8 or so we're dynamited (like in the earlier vid), while others were topped or felled. It's quite a big area, of seemingly sound and comprised trees, typical of those in the photos. How they actually prioritize is anyone's guess.

[atree]

Hi Reg,

 

Great pics.I only drove through the grove few years back.Im based in Vancouver now and look forward to another trip to the island.Hope your enjoying this great summer!

[TIMON]

Looks a great place to visit... And work ....

[atree]

Finally got to check these trees out..Probably the biggest I've seen.

 

Reg,That tree that got blew up,Pretty snarly stump..

[silky fox]

HUGE!!!... GREAT pictures.