Longmire Park Mount Ranier, March 31, 2012

The weather at Longmire was surprisingly sunny, with only the occasional misting. There was still snow on the ground, but the temperature was moderate. The trees in Longmire were old growth, and the forest differet greatly from Pack Forest which was mostly second growth. At Longmire the trees were much taller, and Western Hemlocks and Red Cedars dominated the landscape. The trail, called the Trail of Shadows, looped around the Longmire hotsprings, which were steaming. Some interesting things that I saw on this trip were bright yellow oomycetes growing along a stick, and the beautiful red bark of the western yew. There was also moss and lichen covering many of the trees and stumps. Many young trees were growing out of old logs, and I learned that these were called nurse logs. There were also some beautiful fungus shelves growing along the trunks of the trees.

Western Hemlock, Tsuga heteropylla
Oomycetes
Western Yew, Taxus brevifolia
Western redcedar, Thuja plicata

Posted on Μάιος 01, 2012 0557 ΜΜ by andymj andymj

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andymj

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Μάρτιος 31, 2012

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New green growth of a Western redcedar around midday on the Trail of Shadows.

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This fungus is growing on trees in a shelf-like fashion. I know it as toad's stool or bear's bread.

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These bright yellow oomycetes were growing along a small branch that was near the forest floor. The branch was located near the edge of the Longmire Hotsprings.

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There were a few of these bright orange sulphur shelfs growing along the trunks of trees on the Trail of Shadows in Longmire Mount Ranier.

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