tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post8013996096049154039..comments2024-03-07T15:50:54.318-06:00Comments on Riding The Horizon: CADDO LAKE COLORSCCjonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16417345400369951250noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-68830096985882881682020-12-06T09:52:59.395-06:002020-12-06T09:52:59.395-06:00Thank you Kofla, glad you enjoyed them. Was a grea...Thank you Kofla, glad you enjoyed them. Was a great time to be out on the lake in a small flat bottom boat.CCjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417345400369951250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-16577047364025802292020-12-05T07:39:06.862-06:002020-12-05T07:39:06.862-06:00Those are great images! Those are great images! Kofla Olivierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020407690818662882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-62973650697841727022020-11-29T17:19:44.544-06:002020-11-29T17:19:44.544-06:00Thank you 10LE, in some ways am happy the sun did ...Thank you 10LE, in some ways am happy the sun did not come out, working fog and diffused lighting was a new learning experience. CCjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417345400369951250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-9388577272053005222020-11-29T14:00:56.701-06:002020-11-29T14:00:56.701-06:00The first picture is BEAUTIFUL! I love how you wer...The first picture is BEAUTIFUL! I love how you were able to capture the colors of the leaves. <br />It's interesting you mentioned the lack of sound in the bayou. For some reason when I hear the word "Bayou", I hear frogs, insects, birds. Maybe in the Spring and Summer? <br />The lone tree in the fog reminds me of a Japanese Maple Tree (my favorite). Beautiful shot with the foggy backdrop. As always, great shots, Abu.10LEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710121159144557704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-74548419081778921542020-11-28T16:11:21.893-06:002020-11-28T16:11:21.893-06:00Thanks for finding that information and posting th...Thanks for finding that information and posting the link. Am sure some of the readers here appreciate your find.CCjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417345400369951250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-85720990066873754782020-11-28T15:31:55.824-06:002020-11-28T15:31:55.824-06:00https://www.texasforestry.org/
Who We Are
More th...https://www.texasforestry.org/<br /><br />Who We Are<br />More than 100 years ago a handful of conservationists, motivated by a deep concern for Texas' forest resources, formed Texas Forestry Association. As the years passed, they were joined by others, forming a continuous bond of dedication, service and support to the forest lands of Texas.<br /><br />Today, the Texas Forestry Association, still guided by a conservation philosophy, has become more than just an association of forest-minded landowners, businesses and professionals. It has reached far beyond the original concept of TFA in 1914, and today offers programs for almost every Texan interested in conservation, business, history, education, wildlife and more.<br /><br />See Also: Texas A&M: https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/TimberHarvesting/<br /><br />https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/WesternGulfForest/<br />Viajero Perdidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041999458534052558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-82531216453163827842020-11-28T11:04:53.342-06:002020-11-28T11:04:53.342-06:00Totally agree on clear cutting and leaving the des...Totally agree on clear cutting and leaving the destruction behind. Irresponsible. <br /><br />The Texas tree farms are just that, farms. Am sure the trees are genetically engineered for fast growth, disease resistant and produce the desired product for their customers. Am not sure how or if they fertilize between crops. Good question to ask my friend who works there.<br /> <br />Stunning silence can be very unnerving to those who experience for the first time. Even scary. Our brains are so accustomed to a constant barrage of sounds and noises, it doesn't know how to react to zero audio input. I love the quiet solitude, and my music when wrenching on the bikes.CCjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417345400369951250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-7207230213075075712020-11-28T10:55:04.354-06:002020-11-28T10:55:04.354-06:00Thanks VP, am always pushing myself to take better...Thanks VP, am always pushing myself to take better photos so as to tell a better story. It's all about the story. CCjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417345400369951250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-14555954593827730972020-11-28T10:52:45.264-06:002020-11-28T10:52:45.264-06:00Welcome Steve, glad you joined us and enjoyed my p...Welcome Steve, glad you joined us and enjoyed my photos. <br /><br />I agree completely, logging timber is different from harvesting trees grown for paper. East Texas with its sandy soil hosts hundreds and hundreds of acres of tree farms owned by the paper companies. They are profit oriented so they are cautious to maintain the right spoil conditions for future tree growth. Seldom do their lands come up for sale so they must have confidence it will continue producing. Come on down, I have a contact or two in that industry I can introduce you to. <br /><br />Even introduce you to other K bike owners down here. We are now in our best riding months, from October to April. Summer is too hot and humid, so many Texas riders park their bikes then or head out of state seeking cooler temperatures.<br />CCjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417345400369951250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-55028227716509221862020-11-28T10:49:46.675-06:002020-11-28T10:49:46.675-06:00Well done! Beautiful photos, amigo.
That stunning...Well done! Beautiful photos, amigo.<br /><br />That stunning silence, I know exactly what you mean. I had that experience for the first time as a teenager, on a windless winter morning on the summit of Mount Cadillac, in Maine. There was simply no sound to be heard.<br /><br />About clearcutting, dunno how they do it in TX but it was terribly destructive in Maine. I left in '86, not sure what the practice might be now. But in the 80s the paper companies replanted nothing, they just strip mined the land and moved on. They'd leave a few tall spruce or pine out in the middle of a clearcut to reseed the ground. Of course, the first storm comes through and the tops blow off, or the seed trees are blown over entirely. When I was there the vast clearcuts outside the west gate of Baxter State Park used to look like a bombscape, quite a contrast to Baxter, the only old growth forest left in Maine. Most everything else is puckerbrush.Tony DePaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678048353199712649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-66060880579896704842020-11-28T10:09:27.423-06:002020-11-28T10:09:27.423-06:00Yes, I have to agree, the sunset and the contrasti...Yes, I have to agree, the sunset and the contrasting blue and orange on the trees pics are my favorites. Always amazes me to see how you can capture a story in a pic. And I don't mind not having the sun. The sun can be harsh with shadows sometimes distracting (ex faces). Overcast is softer but harder to bring the colors out. Good to have both opportunities for diversity. It's also impressive how much time and effort you put into just getting out there to take these pics. Really appreciate your work in sharing them with us all. Viajero Perdidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041999458534052558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-34572592156276847752020-11-28T09:59:36.766-06:002020-11-28T09:59:36.766-06:00I agree with Dom, some great photos. I'm espe...I agree with Dom, some great photos. I'm especially drawn to the ones in the fog where the space and color is more subtle. But that's just me. <br /><br />After working for most of my career in Ag Sciences at Penn State, I can say that while it seems to be the same harvesting trees as it is corn, it's not. Plantations for pulp or utility poles have a bottomline different than those harvesting timber, but for both the effects are the same. Erosion, habitat destruction, carbon issues, soil fertility, and a host of other more subtle things make it a management problem. Here in Pennsylvania you seldom see clear cuts anymore because of those issues. And what's sort of amazing is timber profits have gone up as a result. But timber is a more diverse crop than pulp so it's important to recognize the difference between a $50K veneer log and a $100 saw log. <br /><br />Anyway, forestry and harvesting have always been an interest to this once city boy.<br /><br />Wouldn't mind riding my Vespa or my BMW K75 through that part of Texas someday. But not sure that will ever happen. In the meantime I can dream via your pictures!Steve Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540977884513559091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-44926810193878349822020-11-28T07:54:05.733-06:002020-11-28T07:54:05.733-06:00Thanks, was my first time to visit Caddo Lake in t...Thanks, was my first time to visit Caddo Lake in the Fall. Will return another year to try for colors in the sun.CCjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417345400369951250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208027712659472082.post-41726202574709033542020-11-27T20:51:25.804-06:002020-11-27T20:51:25.804-06:00Great pics overall CCjon, but the sunset and blue ...Great pics overall CCjon, but the sunset and blue hour ones I liked best.redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05012381450601818792noreply@blogger.com