This was not a tree I was familiar with before this trip, although I had heard of it. Still, it…
Finding these beautiful pink millipedes was the primary motivation for visiting the Medford area on my recent adventure, and, as…
Finding these trees was a prime objective of the coastal part of my recent journey. Going by the common names…
I found 3 of these chitons (variously called black Katy chiton, black leather chiton, black chiton, leather chiton, sea prunes,…
The first cool find of the first major expedition of my retirement came at my friends Sue and Michael Palmer’s…
This is the last thing I’ll be posting for the next ten days or so. I’m heading off to s…
Now we turn our attention to Abies lasiocarpa (subalpine fir, which used to be called alpine fir, until someone pointed out that…
If you can see its cones, and they haven’t disintegrated yet, Abies procera is the easiest fir to identify, because…
Now we’re on to Abies amabilis, the other true fir in our region that has stomatal bloom only on the underside of…
I’m finally ready to tackle the true firs in the genus Abies. There are 6 true firs in our region, but…