I wanted to make a quick post to intorduce myself as I hope to visit you all at Congaree in February to learn the science and/or art of measuring trees.
I am a recreational tree climber who likes getting out into the woods (when the family allows me) to look for waterfalls and big trees. I have enjoyed reading your posts and appreciate you all sharing your experiences. At this time I'm planning to attend your gathering at Conagree to learn the ropes and help out in any way I can. I thought I would share one tree with you that resides along the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta. I have named it Big Mouth (if the pictures post, you will see why). Although my mesurements aren't precise, this tree had a 15' circumfernce that tapered 9' at its 61' mark. I climbed to 116' and guess the tree went on for another 10 to 15 feet. Jim Corey [IMG]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk190/jimc1957/ TreeClimbing509-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk190/jimc1957/ TreeClimbing512-1.jpg[/IMG] A view from where I topped out... [IMG]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk190/jimc1957/ TreeClimbing532-1.jpg[/IMG] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
