Location: Over the mountain east of Alma, Colorado on Beaver Creek approx 9900ft. Also is the Lichen next to the cups also part of the same organisms?
Maybe more visible with this link: https://flickr.com/photos/201089689@N03/53887040743/in/album-72177720332604366/lightbox/
Aspens in the Colorado Rockies steal the show every year in the fall! Thousands of people go to the mountains to immerse themselves in the color. I prefer NOT to use the term, "Leaf Peeping" 😏.
This picture was from Sept 9th, 2024 when we had a wet winter and spring. Over the past couple years we haven't seen much snow or rain so the leaves become necrotic and the Aspens get brown leaves around the edges, because the leaf dies off sooner and doesn't have enough time to turn yellow/red.
For the Beaver, Aspens are crack and a nutritional food. Beaver may fell a larger tree and eat only the some bark and phloem. This causes the root structure to shoot up more trees to feast on!
Aspens also prove building material for huts and dams. Beavers cut and store branches underwater near their hut to feast on during winter.
Aspens root system are often a huge network of roots and can encompass the entire grove making it a single organism!
The leaves change color in the Fall as the Chlorophyl breaks down from cooler weather and shorter days. The colors are made from the remaining vitamins like Carotenoids (Vitamin E) and red from Anthocyanins caused from sugars being trapped in the leaves.
Hope you enjoy! I saved the picture like this so you can have a full screen to enjoy if you wanted it for your desktop. This was my favorite picture I took in 2024, please don't repost, but you may use it yourself.
Here is a full screen link to the pic: https://flickr.com/photos/201089689@N03/54035688370/in/album-72177720320759585/lightbox/
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Aspens in the Colorado Rockies steal the show every year in the fall! Thousands of people go to the mountains to immerse themselves in the color. I prefer NOT to use the term, "Leaf Peeping" 😏.
This picture was from Sept 9th, 2024 when we had a wet winter and spring. Over the past couple years we haven't seen much snow or rain so the leaves become necrotic and the Aspens get brown leaves around the edges, because the leaf dies off sooner and doesn't have enough time to turn yellow/red.
For the Beaver, Aspens are crack and a nutritional food. Beaver may fell larger a tree and eat only the some bark and phloem. This causes the root structure to shoot up more trees to feast on!
Aspens also prove building material for huts and dams. Beavers also cut and store branches underwater near their hut to feast on during winter.
Aspens root system are often a huge network of roots and can encompass the entire grove making it a single organism!
The leaves change color in the Fall as the Chlorophyl breaks down from cooler weather and shorter days. The colors are made from the remaining vitamins like Carotenoids (Vitamin E) and red from Anthocyanins caused from sugars being trapped in the leaves.
Hope you enjoy! This was my favorite picture I took in 2024, please don't repost, but you may use it yourself (use the link above).
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Hello Reddit. I hit Snake River this morning. So green and over grown. It's a beautiful place, but it has one flaw. No Fish.
I didn't see a single fish, shadow, fry.... nuthin, nada. Is there a reason? Does it have to do with the white stained color of the rocks/water?
I've been looking for some Chamomile while out fishing in the Colorado Rockies. As soon as I looked at the Bracs on this one, which was flowering near my fishing spots at about 9800ft 20 mins south of West Vail, I knew it wasn't Chamomile. What is it? Aster? Seems a bit early for them to flower.
This is my usual reality at 10,000ft+, and I have an endurance question.
I'm 63 and I'm out here in the middle of nowhere. I'm in pretty good shape with 36 years in the gym. Every year this gets harder, and sometimes I feel like it's not a training issue but more of a nutritional one.
I'm up and down the banks and over the logs and slogging through mud knee deep. I can last about 4-5 hours, but sometimes I feel like I just didn't eat enough carbs yesterday. I always have a meal or two with me, usually heavy protein, and some simple carbs.
Sometimes I just can't! and last year I thought I'd be spending the night where I was. I am prepared for that too, but what do you use to push you through those last couple hours? I've tried simple carbs, but it just doesn't seem to do the trick. Is there something more substantial?
What do you bring with you for energy at your wall?
EDIT: I did not expect the amazing response! I think y'all have nailed the answer to my problem! I'm heading up this Saturday and I will have more readily available food and water, to include more carbs! Next week I'm going to get a hydration pack, for now I'll bring my 32oz Nalgene bottles.
I want to thank you for your wisdom! Seems I came to the right place. I'll post an update, after this trip. I'm doing some extra exploring too, so it will be even more punishing.
Y'all ROCK!
