tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post5022846097363465932..comments2024-03-28T17:23:47.590-07:00Comments on DJan-ity: Madrone Crest 2010DJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-61945891566734675372010-12-13T20:41:51.184-08:002010-12-13T20:41:51.184-08:00You are living your days full of wonderful experie...You are living your days full of wonderful experiences that keep you fit at all levels. Best of all, you share the beauty that you discover along the way. I love the humour about eating the mushrooms at least one time but gather you're wise enough not to since that could be the final time. LOL The photos of the colourful trees captured my imagination. Gorgeous!Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-67617593255666193982010-12-11T08:54:26.817-08:002010-12-11T08:54:26.817-08:00I read your blog and all about your hikes and I fe...I read your blog and all about your hikes and I feel guilty that I am sitting here reading on my computer. You are a hardy soul, willing to walk under all kind of weather. I don’t hike often enough so I remember my hikes – let’s see, when was the last time I hiked? Hummm….. but really in the last ship, which was very long, we walked the length of it many times a day – does that count?Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-51812659346902414042010-12-10T21:00:15.361-08:002010-12-10T21:00:15.361-08:00I love those trees they are really cool! Looks li...I love those trees they are really cool! Looks like a great hike! I cannot believe how green it is there..but pretty! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-59125335186196631952010-12-10T18:01:35.565-08:002010-12-10T18:01:35.565-08:00Your friend Bob's a real character with his mu...Your friend Bob's a real character with his mushroom comment...funny guy! I've never seen anything like this tree...it's beautiful actually. Glad you decided to go in spite of the rain.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749464659476217501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-55725119511453912652010-12-10T13:57:24.220-08:002010-12-10T13:57:24.220-08:00I think you should come down here and hike thru th...I think you should come down here and hike thru the Green Swamp.PeterDeManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669673190309431400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-23712811299327845982010-12-10T12:25:38.941-08:002010-12-10T12:25:38.941-08:00I always enjoy reading about your hikes. I used t...I always enjoy reading about your hikes. I used to hike back in my twenties...I liked it plus my fiance was into it. I enjoy nature. When I was young, living in Washington state, my Dad and I used to hike in the woods. He would show me the plant roots, and berries I could eat. We used to walk along the beaches at Illahee (sp?) and collect agates.Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07015770616281528620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-48755217209395581272010-12-10T07:57:41.411-08:002010-12-10T07:57:41.411-08:00Those really are nice trees. I like trees like the...Those really are nice trees. I like trees like these but have never seen them except in pictures. I always thought it would be nice to stand in a grove of Sequoya and or Redwood trees. Looking up at history -- so old and stately. Surely some of the trees around us go way back in time with memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-57943494454156467322010-12-10T06:01:05.179-08:002010-12-10T06:01:05.179-08:00That Madrone tree looks like a gumbo limbo or tour...That Madrone tree looks like a gumbo limbo or tourist tree. We see those trees is Southern locals. The scenery looks so misty and mysterious. I bet you were glad you went.Sharon Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683868787160249441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-66380789288589156622010-12-09T20:44:41.834-08:002010-12-09T20:44:41.834-08:00I half expected to see snow in your neck of the wo...I half expected to see snow in your neck of the woods.....wendyytbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958628213008688022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-18537840054080721292010-12-09T20:20:14.081-08:002010-12-09T20:20:14.081-08:00You all continue to amaze me. I've never seen...You all continue to amaze me. I've never seen the madrone tree before, but they're beautiful. The mushroom photo is fabulous, like a flower.Whitney Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766231420593480962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-4303920806682970492010-12-09T18:24:19.914-08:002010-12-09T18:24:19.914-08:00You amaze me. What beautiful scenery!You amaze me. What beautiful scenery!Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-28963082892546950902010-12-09T18:04:56.134-08:002010-12-09T18:04:56.134-08:00Yeah, you may want to pass on that mushroom. What ...Yeah, you may want to pass on that mushroom. What a great day - 7.5 miles is certainly not for the faint hearted.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-52655525751204617212010-12-09T17:57:52.796-08:002010-12-09T17:57:52.796-08:00Here in Hawaii, we are presently under a flash flo...Here in Hawaii, we are presently under a flash flood watch. It's supposed to storm today, but so far it's been pretty dry, though overcast. It's also cool (the 70s), as usual in the winter in the islands.<br /><br />Enjoyed your photos, Jan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-10761950992542535372010-12-09T17:31:41.979-08:002010-12-09T17:31:41.979-08:00Good for you for braving the rain, and then gettin...Good for you for braving the rain, and then getting the gift of a rainless hike! You just never know around here!Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-79107794017838684112010-12-09T17:17:51.162-08:002010-12-09T17:17:51.162-08:00The Madrone trees have fascinated me every since I...The Madrone trees have fascinated me every since I first saw them in Oregon. Even with the overcast skies you still got some great shots DJan. <br /><br />Mikey Poppins and I must be from the same planet except I don't do umbrellas. :)SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-54169088566883795452010-12-09T17:14:09.952-08:002010-12-09T17:14:09.952-08:00"Sure they are, at least once." ...was v..."Sure they are, at least once." ...was very funny!Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-48350571245518384622010-12-09T16:02:57.523-08:002010-12-09T16:02:57.523-08:00Those trees are beautiful. I've never heard o...Those trees are beautiful. I've never heard of them before. <br />It looks as though your weather is still pretty nice. My son in Spokane says they've had quite a bit of snow.Leave a Legacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736682143653420541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-38711951831743042912010-12-09T15:54:43.671-08:002010-12-09T15:54:43.671-08:00Love the bark on the Madrone trees. Looks like yo...Love the bark on the Madrone trees. Looks like you had a good day after all.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-40688783602429951472010-12-09T15:29:37.102-08:002010-12-09T15:29:37.102-08:00Hiking vicariously here, Thank You :} Lovely hi...Hiking vicariously here, Thank You :} Lovely hike, bit chilly I'm making hot chocolate.... :)Entre Noushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186796216462041421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-8029624992220349542010-12-09T15:25:54.386-08:002010-12-09T15:25:54.386-08:00yeah think i would hold off on trying one of those...yeah think i would hold off on trying one of those...smiles. that tree though is really cool...i used to be that guy in shorts & t shirt in cold weather when i lived outdoors for a year...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com