#pineywoods

[langerado]

In these woods, I escaped the gravel roads and the strangers driving by in the wilderness of East Texas. The shadows fell upon me, and I felt safe. The December sun, setting quietly, guided my steps.

In these woods, time stopped, and so did my breath.

East Texas, December 2021

[amaiimiruku]

longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)

historically, the longleaf pine grew across a pine-grassland savanna (meaning the trees were sparse with a diversity of grasses, shrubs and wild flowers growing beneath) that covered 92 million acres from virginia, as south as central florida, and as west as eastern texas. unfortunately, due to fire suppression (the tree + ecosystem relies on forest fires, the heat of which cause the pinecones to open and release its seeds), logging, development, and agriculture, this ecosystem has been reduced to less than 3% of its original coverage.

information taken from Flora and Fauna of the Longleaf Pine-Grassland Ecosystem by Elizabeth W. Crofton, with some additions by myself

[justinherrold]

I wish this road was 10 miles long 🌲

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[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

Moodboard for the pineywoods of east Texas

for @whenuwalking

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[etxtraveler]

You never know what you're going to see while you're exploring East Texas. Old bikes in a tree? Sure, why not!⁠ ⁠ Tyler, Texas 📸 by Vance Freeman (@vpfree)⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #americana #tylertx #roadtrip ⁠ #easttexas #etx #nature #texas #texashistory #travel #tx #woods #bikes #bicycle #bicycles #art #publicart

[walkamileinthatshoe]

East Texas Sunset

[magfairy]

so tempting though

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