Old Growth Cedars - Leland Howard

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clearwater national forest, western red cedar trees, forest, old growth forest, cedar, trees, idaho, forest path, path

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Old Growth Cedars

Artist:

Leland Howard

Medium:

Photograph - Fine Art Nature Photography

Description:

Path through old growth Western Red Cedar Forest, dt275 The Clearwater National Forest in central Idaho has been subject to a lot of logging but some areas of old growth has been preserved. These giant Western Red Cedars are an example. It’s fascinating to walk through a grove of old forest like this. They create their own eco system on the forest floor. It stays cool and damp so a healthy population of plants like forest ferns can grow. Western Red Cedars tend to grow in deep canyons where there is ample water and there usually isn’t much wind. As a result it’s very quiet while walking under the canopy. A path in the image creates perspective and makes me imagine once again hiking in silence surrounded by trees that have been growing here for about three thousand years.

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