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1400 year old Tree from Alaska hiking tour

Did you know that Alaska forests are Rain Forests? We did not. Temperate Rainforest: Alaska. The Rain Forests of Alaska. Feel free to read up more here: http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/temprain/trtemprain5.html

This is a 1400year old tree, maybe not old to you, but we were impressed.

So we were all walking thru this forest for approximately 20minutes when we rounded the corner we saw a …….
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25 responses to “1400 year old Tree from Alaska hiking tour”

  1. Pete Avatar
    Pete

    Im a bit younger still 😊

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    1. David & Laura Speer Avatar
      David & Laura Speer

      Lol, just a bit huh. Nice to be younger.

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  2. paulabianchi88 Avatar
    paulabianchi88

    Beautiful tree. So you left us with a cliff hanger? What did you see when you rounded the corner? Inquiry minds want to know. lol 🙂

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    1. David & Laura Speer Avatar
      David & Laura Speer

      Posting in a few minute.. .tehehe

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  3. AJ Avatar
    AJ

    All the way down the west coast is a temperate rain forest. I only know that because I live in it. I think it’s just a fancy way of saying it rains all the time!🤣

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  4. Lydia Potter Avatar
    Lydia Potter

    Nice tree!

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    1. David & Laura Speer Avatar
      David & Laura Speer

      It was immensely tall and had some weirdo shapes and lots of moss, it felt like it had a energy of a wise elder.

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      1. Lydia Potter Avatar
        Lydia Potter

        That’s so cool!

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  5. Chatter Master Avatar
    Chatter Master

    I’m so impressed by old trees. Imagine what they have survived through.

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    1. David & Laura Speer Avatar
      David & Laura Speer

      It was amazing, and very quiet and peaceful in the forest.

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  6. Child Of God Avatar
    Child Of God

    WOW, BEAUTIFUL

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  7. Sunshiny SA, Kavitha Avatar
    Sunshiny SA, Kavitha

    Such precious history.
    I bet they can tell stories.

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    1. David & Laura Speer Avatar
      David & Laura Speer

      It felt magical, honestly like a wise elder looking down at us, sending us wise energy

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  8. heavenstobetty Avatar
    heavenstobetty

    It reminds me of a picture book (big surprise), “Ladybug Girl and Bingo”. The heroine imagines that a gnarly old tree is a wizard.

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    1. David & Laura Speer Avatar
      David & Laura Speer

      It looked like it had special powers.

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  9. Aspasía S. Bissas Avatar
    Aspasía S. Bissas

    That tree is amazing.

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    1. David & Laura Speer Avatar
      David & Laura Speer

      It really was.

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    2. David & Laura Speer Avatar
      David & Laura Speer

      Oh, and I went over and touched it because I had to.

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      1. Aspasía S. Bissas Avatar
        Aspasía S. Bissas

        I would too.

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      2. David & Laura Speer Avatar
        David & Laura Speer

        I know, we are weirdos right, but who cares. LOL!

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  10. Sunshiny SA, Kavitha Avatar
    Sunshiny SA, Kavitha

    That’s how we feel about our South African baobab tree. 🌸🌺🌍

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    1. David & Laura Speer Avatar
      David & Laura Speer

      Yeah I could see that, spiritual.

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  11. Aspasía S. Bissas Avatar
    Aspasía S. Bissas

    No way–the weirdos are the ones who wouldn’t want to touch a 1400-year-old tree 🙂

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    1. David & Laura Speer Avatar
      David & Laura Speer

      Ok, now you made me laugh!

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  12. rozinaspersiankitchen Avatar
    rozinaspersiankitchen

    What a beautiful tree.

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