#opal creek

[doobiedrewbie]

😇

[axel-does-art]

[oregonforestdog]

We finally got rain; I woke up this morning and the ground was dark and wet. There still appears to be smoke hanging in the air, and the air quality here is still classified as unhealthy. I just want to go for a run or a hike but many of my favorite places (like, seriously, at least half a dozen of my most favorite trails) are actively on fire.

I used to get so excited for Fall, and I still feel excited on one hand. On the other, this does not feel like Fall. Nor does it feel like Summer. I’m worried that we now have a 5 th season between Summer and Fall, when Summer is in its death throes. Zombie Summer. Fire Season. A time of smoke and loss of life, loss of homes and animals, loss of natural places.

[professor-buffalo-blog]

Deep Forest

The Opal Creek wilderness is home to one of the last remaining expanses of lowland old growth forest in Oregon. This forest contains ancient Douglas firs (pseudotsuga menziesii) with ages approaching 1,000 years. Western hemlock (tsuga heterophylla), pacific silver fir (abies amabilis), and western red cedar (thuja plicata) are slowly replacing Douglas fir in this beautiful old forest.

[vurtual]

Opal Creek, Oregon (by Greg Hochstein)

[dutchmyguts]

Oregon rains bring vibrant greens.

[patrickhuffine]

[beauty-funny-trippy]

Mossy Stream 🌿 Opal Creek Ancient Forest, Oregon {source: tshahan @ imgur}