“There’s no place like home!” 😇
Some days you just want to be close to home………………
Today was one of those days!😊
With the U.S. elections finally behind us, it was nice to just step outside my front door, forget about all the “noise”, and enjoy today’s hike!🤗
Nowhere special to go, I headed up our old logging road, and let my feet decide today’s direction!😇
From forested trails, onward through open meadows I hiked.
I wanted to see some of the late vibrant Fall colors…………
I took a trail off to the East………
I was headed to my Canadian neighbors off grid cabin.
I wasn’t disappointed, Grant has a gorgeous Larch.😊
If you aren’t familiar with this tree, it is classified as a deciduous conifer.
Deciduous in that it loses its needles in the fall, like trees with leaves.
Conifer because it is a cone bearing tree with needles like a pine tree!
It turns out the this tree is native to the Northwest. It can reach a height of 75 foot, and live between 180 and 250 years!😊
They are one of the last trees to “Turn” and produce a brilliant yellow gold color in the Fall!🤗
Check out Grants Larch in my photos!
This one is just starting to “turn”, from the top downward, the beautiful color begins!😊
After all the needles have fallen, this tree looks like it is dead.
Sadly many people have mistakenly cut down mature Larches, thinking they were dead trees!🙄
In the Spring they can also be a “Late Bloomer” and this adds to the possible confusion!😮
This tree is on Grants land, so it will continue to add Fall colors to the forest for many years to come!🤗
“ Put away that chainsaw man, just enjoy a day in the forest……..Silvertop is!😎
Till tomorrow Silvertop Mike 😊
