meizwang Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 (edited) In september 2010, I took a trip to re-visit a montane habitat site in Southwestern Oregon. Some of you may recall a post I did earlier, which showed plants just coming out of dormancy and starting to push out flower buds. The first few pictures in this post are the same exact population, only months later. This time, I took Damon Collinsworth of California Carnivores to join me. Unfortunately, it rained the whole time we were up there, so it was difficult taking pictures. The habitat is absolutely amazing-it's incredibly rocky, with many dying trees, so there's a lot of sunlight exposure. Damon was complaining that I was always in the "good spots" ruining his photos...Too-Shay!(note Damon in the background): Huge patch of plants. This seep was pretty large and dense. The substrate is pure rock with a thin layer of dead grass on top as a substrate, just barely clinging onto the rocks: Another habitat shot. Note how it looks like the plants have colonized a creek. Perhaps when it's drier during the summer, the surrounding areas are more difficult to survive due to lack of water: Another shot of the dense population Habitat overview. It's an open field with dead or dying trees. Imagine trying to survive in nutrient poor pure rock! Close up-plants were thriving up there! The next few photos are from a similar location, except it was quite a hike up a huge mountain. I convinced Damon to do the hike, telling him it looked like it wasn't a far hike according to the map. In the distance, there was a huge mountain. It turned out we climbed to the very top of the mountain, then finally found a pond on the other side filled with darlingtonia on the banks. Damon almost killed me that day. Plants growing on the side of the pond: Overview shot-note: plants are fully submerged in water, but since it's a large body of water with creeks feeding into it, the water is highly oxygenated: a closer shot: Pond overview. It was raining hard when we got to the pond, but it was worth the hike-such a beautiful site that only nature knows how to make: Edited December 30, 2010 by meizwang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abadei Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 These places are fantastic!!!!! thank you, meizwang!!!!! Alessandro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Beier Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 (edited) Impressive and stunning photos. Thank you for showing. Regards, Tim Beier Edited December 30, 2010 by Tim Beier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Incredible! I can't believe how close to the water's edge those ones at the end are. Almost as if they're on a raft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Striking pictures! Some of the best habitas shots I have ever seen. Thanks a lot for sharing with us and the Italian Society. François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thez_yo Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Thanks for bringing back gorgeous pictures for us all :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisscool_38 Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) Those two posts are gorgeous, thanks for sharing. Edited February 21, 2018 by kisscool_38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Great shots and fantastic plants! Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Hi, that's amazing! Thanks for showing the pictures! Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron A Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Great photo's. The Darlingtonia’s growing in the lake, just amazing. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecpman Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) WOW!!! Absolutely stunning plants and site!! Cheers Edited January 2, 2011 by danthecpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 B R E A T H T A K I N G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amar Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Splendid. Breathtaking!! Thanks very much..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Wow, these pictures bring back some nice memories! Thanks for sharing! Dieter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCarnifreak Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Fantastic. Thanks for sharing your experiences of these wonderfull Darlingtonia locations. Breathtaking indeed! Ries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 great pics, love seeing plants in the wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wow, fantastic looking pictures with this strange atmosphere. Thanks for sharing. Best regards, Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimanta Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Thank you for this great report - another place to visit :-) Cheers Urs Visit My Website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rafael Félix Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Congratulations, you've just killed me! Dear lord, that's like a dream! :) Thanks for this moment! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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