Got to love tamarach trees in the fall

reible · Post by **reible** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:40 am

Here is why:

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Well at least that is why I like them, also makes a great screen background.

Ed

flashbacpt · Post by **flashbacpt** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:35 pm

Ed,

Just beautiful! A "Mirror Lake", just like Yosemite!

FlashbacPT
John

judaspre1982 · Post by **judaspre1982** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:27 pm

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charlese · Post by **charlese** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:54 am

Ed - You have given me one of my fondest memories of Western Montana and North Idaho in the Fall.

There the Western larch trees (a close relative of the tamarack) turn a bright yellow before dropping their needles. When seeing scattered bright yellow larch on a mountain side mixed with various shades of green conifers, it's just beautiful. Like your pic of the tamaracks.

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Also remember the many calls we got annually, from tourists asking why so many trees are dying. Always good for a chuckle.

mrhart · Post by **mrhart** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:09 am

We live about 2 hours south of the Tamarck Ski area and the McCall area in Idaho. Tamaracks are scattered throughout this area and are definately the "fall tree of choice".
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Recently while I was triyng to get a good photo of some Tamarack color and also grab some firewood, a local neighbor introduced himself and pitched in. Man that guy was a good wood packer

. Didn't catch his name...Big Fred or something like that, but as he was leaving I took a quick pic.

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:21 pm

I was in Gatlinburg TN recently and an acquaintance from Colorado(transplanted from TN) commented that folks out thar marveled in the fall colors, but she said it was ALL YELLOW!:eek: No red, no orange, just different yellows.

Well for those who think yellow is 'pretty', I shall widen their palette.

Halloween nite from my front door.

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The really pretty maple across the street had already shed.

The last is from somewhere in west TN.

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The first three had setting sun front lighting, the last late afternoon back lighting.

Disclaimer: The peak was well past when these pix were taken.

Ed You do take good pix!

bffulgham · Post by **bffulgham** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:46 pm

JPG40504 wrote:I was in Gatlinburg TN recently and an acquaintance from Colorado(transplanted from TN) commented that folks out thar marveled in the fall colors, but she said it was ALL YELLOW!:eek: No red, no orange, just different yellows.

JPG,
You folks in TN do get some wonderful fall colors:) Susan and I did a 'fall color' trip into your state about Halloween last year. It was my first trip to see a true Deciduous forest. We got to spend a couple of days in Gatlinburg and The Great Smokies NP. Here's a link to a bunch of our pics from that trip.

I'm a New Mexico native, so the only forests I'm used to have fir, pine, and aspen (amazing yellows), but we also get the reds and oranges from the scrub oak.

Anyway.....Thanks to all who posted pics. I enjoyed the views:D

Bud

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:44 pm

bffulgham wrote:JPG,
You folks in TN do get some wonderful fall colors:) Susan and I did a 'fall color' trip into your state about Halloween last year. It was my first trip to see a true Deciduous forest. We got to spend a couple of days in Gatlinburg and The Great Smokies NP. Here's a link to a bunch of our pics from that trip.

I'm a New Mexico native, so the only forests I'm used to have fir, pine, and aspen (amazing yellows), but we also get the reds and oranges from the scrub oak.

Anyway.....Thanks to all who posted pics. I enjoyed the views:D

Bud

I GREATLY ENJOYED YOURS!

See you got to Cades Cove.

reible · Post by **reible** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:46 pm

I have a solution to those that have all the yellows but no reds to speak of:

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Ed

reible · Post by **reible** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:52 pm

Here is another one that has been popular, rocks on the beach at Little Girls Point (UP) MI, that is on Lake Superior western end.

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Ed