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Nice looking place. Like that 3rd photo showing what seems to be a beach front and trees.

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't ... At least they both have nuts.

hee ... hee ...

And the project evolves. 4 months now. No nudes though.

Not quite the same. Part of my autumn & winter project to add portraiture to my redwood photography.

Here is the Japanese maple of the OP, from last week, looking up from laying on the ground. Certainly lots of ground to cover in the year ahead to get more of those twigs to cross through. I opened the middle some to make space to get my body up in there for future pruning. At 15 feet wide, I don't want to reach in toward the interior from a ladder as much as possible.

This image below is a different tree. A willow. But this kind of self-grafting or inosculation is something I almost treasure in a tree if it's present.

Last week, I pruned a very old weeping Japanese maple again: first time was about one year ago. One thing that makes it so attractive are the twisting and crossing branches. I found that for the first time ever, I started to purposely leave twigs that I normally would have removed. The difference being, these were saved because they are headed back towards the interior, or other branches that they will touch and rub against in a few years. It seemed like the best way for the next 40 years worth of growth, to match the past 80 or so years worth of growth. This would be completely opposite how most pruning books teach to do pruning. In the past, I have retained crossing and rubbing branches. The difference in this case, was recognizing where twigs are pointed with the intent of causing a lot more rubbing and crossing. From here on out, I plan to do this more often with smaller trees too, depending on what the trunk and branch structure looks like when I start working on it.

If you have an urge for a logging museum while down that way, I'd say that the one at Scotia would be a good option. Scotia is right next to the main highway, south of Eureka by like half an hour give or take. Just north of Avenue of the Giants.

Eureka is a small, older town, and is overcast, cloudy or foggy much of the spring time. Odds are, the Carson Mansion would be the primary sight worth detouring for, because it looks good rain or shine, day or night. Also, Eureka has a lot of transient activity at night. It's not really a glamorous town by any means for much of it. But a few areas like the historic district are maintained quite nicely. There is a restaurant that I've heard a lot of good things about, just a few minutes down a road and over a bridge, called the Samoa Cookhouse. Link > Welcome to the Historic Samoa Cookhouse - Since 1890 on California's North Coast Haven't eaten there yet. It may be an option for a meal passing through.

Check this link out ... The Creepy Carson | North Coast Journal | Humboldt County That's the same Carson Mansion adapted. Hey ... in your avatar, is that the bow of a boat? Because Eureka also has a small waterfront dock area that looks nice on some blue sky days of summer and autumn.

Not sure if you like old architecture too. But this historic mansion came to mind this week, because someone by the name of Redwood Coast, on Facebook, linked to an article about it. It's in Eureka, about 2 blocks from the highway. It's owned by a wealthy club: viewing is from the outside, so the slight detour does not really sacrifice seeing the big coast redwoods. The building is called the Carson Mansion, and once belonged to a lumber baron.

If you remove the lichen, will the sunlight they block increase solar light degrading the wood slowly over the decades? I don't know about that part. But I can recall wood window sills disintegrating a bit in one home, where the inner frame had paint or stain worn away.

If lichens in most cases are fine for trees, why would it be a problem for wood? Suppose it depends on how thick the lichens are and the type of wood. Depending on the species, it may indicate good air quality in your area.

Has to be one being cut down? Or primarily B&W with somebody next to the redwood? This one is a color photo with color removed. Got several kinds big enough to print poster size photos almost.

Did you see the thread started by Taupotreeman? This one ... LINK >>>> http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/37877-visiting-redwoods.html Redwood related anyway.

Since it's illegal to climb without a permit in public redwood parks anyway, itwould mean they are entering blindly for tree selection, and wouldn't know what parts of the trees have sensors, cables, computers, etc.. For accomodation, they could easily contact Gerald Beranek at atreestory.com and he could likely help get them up into redwoods of comparable height and size on private forest land. If the trees Beranek can steer them to for legal climbing are not sufficient, then I'd question motives about wanting to know locations of the tallest 50 or so coast redwoods.

Thought it was appropriate to retain in the quote the "don't" understand and "wonder" part. Because it's a lack of understanding or information that typically leads to those kinds of comments. If researchers spend a week and $5000 worth of resourches installing cables and sensors for research, do they really need the increased risk of some tree climber cowboy to ignorantly attempt an illegal climb and rip loose one of the connections? Like the Seattle or California arborists I won't name, whom by their own admissions were close enough to one research tree to see the hardware. They could just as easily have shot a line in the other trees, screwing up the data. That's just to name one reason you did not list, and one you probably do not understand. If some self-serving tree climber disrupted a data stream 2 months into a project, where a continuous data stream was needed, there would be financial loss and research loss.

I had heard similar when I was down there in the forest with them, though I don't relay it in forums, other than maybe fragments to a PM box. Seems that the less they do in private or share that gets loose, the better. Figure it keeps the door open too, to network with them continually. Since they have no editorial control over the internet either, they must surely pick and choose collaborators who keep a tight lid on what's shared during conversations. Or a tight lid by not coupling tree names with noticeable landmark clues.

Was just talking about this same topic at the saw shop last week. The reason for accidents whether one-handed or two handed is arborist or grounds people placing their feet, face in limbs in the path of the bar or the path of it's potential arc. Actually, I find that one-handing a small top handle saw on the ground seems even safer, especially when leaning. Because I can hold one arm and shoulder backwards to counter-balance my own weight even better.

Oh yeah ... it's New Years day there first. I'm just browsing here at around 12:05, and the fireworks started popping a few minutes ago. Think it's going to be a good year. Cheers

BTW ... When I wrote cheesy drive through, maybe I should have written "drive-through". Wasn't sure if you knew I was just singling-out the 3 certain redwoods with holes cut in the trunks. One shot below is the one up near Klamath, called the Tour Thru Tree. The other is the Shrine Tree, which I'd almost call a hazard tree if it were in an urban area. There's a cable higher up holding it some.

The sausages would be my choice from that photo. As for other meat, I like steaks on a stick held over open flame and blackened on the outside.

@ Taupotreeman You planning anything cheesy like one of the drive through redwoods? I don't think much of them, but if you felt the urge, the one in Leggett called the Chandelier Tree would be the best looking. The Shrine Tree near Myers Flat is a cracking, leaning thing, with a sign that said 275 feet, but it's real height is around a mere 130 feet. If you Google Earth Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California, USA, you will see that there is a huge prairie at the south end. That's where some of the best trails begin, and where the visitor center is. Elk are common in that open grassy area. The Roosevelt Elk below, were photographed from the parkway. When camping, I drove my steak dinner to the parkway, and ate it sitting in a chair in back of my truck bed, taking photos. The other photo was another visit, different part of the park.

If you get sold on the suggestion to overnight at a motel in Klamath, note that there are like just two restaurants there, and you would want to email them for hours in advance. One is at Trees of Mystery, and the other the Requa Inn. If you stay in Klamath, or even for hiking Prairie Creek, you may want to buy food coming from San Francisco that may or may not need refrigeration. Bottled water or juice, nuts, snack bars, fruit, etc.. Because if you dedicate just two day for the coast redwoods, it will drastically cut into your exploring time to stop for groceries, or leave the park for meals during mid-day. If you dedicate 3 days, different story maybe. These photos below, show the giant Paul Bunyan at Tree of Mystery. They have the Motel Trees. Basic rooms and clean. Skip the gondola ride. Interesting place, but not worth the sacrifice of time for your trip, although if you want a cool souvenier, their gift shop is worth a quick glance. The other photos below, show a clean room at the Ravenwood Motel in Klamath. That's where Gerald Beranek turned me onto, that he likes staying at. The guy holding the book, has the Country Club bar across the street in Klamath. Little Jerry, who used to climb with Gerald. That bar has food until about 5pm to 7pm at night. Smokey place with great burgers ... don't recommend the Fish & Chips. A few doors down is a decent breakfast restaurant that opens around 6am in the morning, also right across from the Ravenwood Motel.