More Lake Champlain

[edfrank]

Elijah,

   Upstate New York is one of my favorite places on the planet. I can't get enough of it. Here are some more pictures of Champlain and the cottonwoods. The first two images show driftwood art.

               

                       

                                       

               

               

                       

                                       

               

  The next image is from on Long Point at Point Au Roche.

               

                       

                                       

               

  Now to a 16.8-foot CBH cottonwood and Monica for scale.

               

                       

                                       

               

  Balding cottonwoods, anyone?

               

                       

                                       

               

  A common scene of large trunks. So many that people hardly notice.

               

                       

                                       

               

  Here is the 15.6-foot girth, 115.0-foot tall Cottonwood. It is in a yard. I hope its owners appreciate it. Gorgeous tree.

               

                       

                                       

               

  The Lake Champlain country is peaceful and spacious. It has so much to offer and for us tree geeks, cottonwoods galore. They are the kings, the monarchs. You see their large crowns soar above all other species. You can look across an open field and see them on the border. What a treasure of gorgeous big trees.

Bob

[Larry Tucei]

Nice photos Bob! Looks like a good place to get away from the city life. Thats a biggg Cottonwood>    Larry

[dbhguru]

Larry,

   The Champlain valley is a treat for the eye. The lake stretches for miles with the Green Mountains to the east and the Adirondacks to the west. The lake has been there since the end of the glacial period. So, its ecosystems are well established. And what is soooo good is that are no big cities in the region to  overload the aquatic ecosystems and create the usual stultifying congestion that goes with metropolitan life where nature is reduced to isolated trees and manicured parks flooded with tuned-out dog walkers, joggers, and derelicts. Ooh, my prejudices are showing through this morning.

    I'll end with two more images. The first is a red pine on stilts.

               

                       

                                       

               

   The second looks be a big cottonwood and out into the lake toward Vermont.

               

                       

                                       

               

Bob

[lucager1483]

Bob,

Thanks again.  I don't remember seeing a red pine with stilted roots like that.  You're right that close to Lake Champlain is pretty much free of major human interference, but the area around Burlington (probably through to Shelburne or so) seems to have increased in congestion every time I go through.  I'm not at all worried about it, because Vermonters are, I think, very much aware of the beauty around them and treat it with great respect.  Talking with my Grandfather, who lives in New Haven, a couple of weeks ago, he thought that Vermont's forests (especially the white pines) were in the best condition of his lifetime.  True, very few of Vermont's trees are of significant age, but I think the state has very much to look forward to in the years ahead.  As cool and impressive as the cottonwoods are, I don't think any eastern tree can compete with the majesty of a giant old growth white pine.  Here's to wishing!

Elijah