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TheLettuceClub t1_irxhvri wrote

Cant fool me. Thats Riften and The Throat Of the World.

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EvanHarpell t1_iryvmk2 wrote

Please stop. You are going to make me reinstall and spend 200+ hours modding just so I can walk around in all it's upscaled glory.

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tslnox t1_is0nrhp wrote

Yeah. I saw that and my head immediately went "DOVAHKIIN!"

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Reddit5678912 t1_irwzll6 wrote

Why are the pine trees orange? Everything died?

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DarkMuret t1_irx0za4 wrote

They might be Tamarack/Larch trees, they lose their needles during dormant/winter time

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Healthy-Drink3247 t1_irxe8j9 wrote

Never knew that about Larches! Where I am in the Uintas, we have really bad bark beetles so the pines are all dying

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DarkMuret t1_iryf8zl wrote

Oh yeah all over the rockies it's pretty bad.

Even here in Minnesota, it's not the same beetle, but we're seeing similar beetle kills, including of Tamarack stands

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Sprinkle_Puff t1_iryowdg wrote

Same with beetles in California and the Sierra Nevada, around Tahoe it’s really noticeable. It’s beyond heartbreaking

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rezzotoof t1_is16eu9 wrote

Those are Western Larches, they just started turning yellow about 2 weeks ago. We also have large areas of pine beetle kill in the North Cascades.

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the0TH3Rredditor t1_irxvofz wrote

Man, I love the way these trees look… I lost like 3 Acres of mature red and white pine trees in the storm in May of this year. I just ordered like 40 Tamaracks and 25 red maples to repopulate of a bunch of different sizes, can’t wait to see the Larches in a few years when they’re a little taller…

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DarkMuret t1_iryfczu wrote

That's going to be sweet, plant some cool shrubs too, there are some cool edible berries you can plant that love that kind of environment!

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the0TH3Rredditor t1_irygz4o wrote

Hey, thanks!

My driveway is like 350’ long, I’m not doing grass along it… I want ferns, wild flowers and some berries going along the side. I’m trying to do something the bees can enjoy!

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Pushpin06 t1_irzyt4b wrote

r/pollinators might be something you enjoy! In the sidebar there are a ton of related subreddits too like r/beekeeping! Thanks for looking out for our tiny friends :D

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Austinjamesjackson OP t1_irx2ox8 wrote

Yes! Larches. It was October when we went so they were orange, and the snow came in right on top!

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APOLLOsCHILD t1_iryekgf wrote

Man this is weird. I'm in the area right now for work driving all around these rivers and lakes I looked at this and was like huh that looks a lot like where I am now, looked it up. Ohhh well what do you know lol.

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Austinjamesjackson OP t1_irwrz0z wrote

On a backpacking trip in the Enchantments a few years ago, we were expecting to get "trace" amounts of snow overnight. Little did we know, we'd wake up to nearly a foot of snow. Watching two seasons collide was an absolutely incredible experience.

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CookieKeeperN2 t1_irxyeab wrote

How did you get out? Which route? And microspikes? I went up Colchuck pass and went out from snow lake. I can't imagine coming down from neither side if there is snow on the ground.

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Austinjamesjackson OP t1_iryeu66 wrote

We went up and down Colchuck/Aasard Pass, which wasn’t too bad. I have lots of experience so I was able to navigate it without too much trouble.

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CookieKeeperN2 t1_iryrev6 wrote

Someone died on Colchuck pass a few years ago. In June or something like that, when there was still snow on route.

I'm glad you guys made it out alright.

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Missanonna t1_irznza2 wrote

Usually when people die on Aasgard Pass it's from falling rocks. Think 4' diameter granite bolder coming down a very steep mountain.

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CookieKeeperN2 t1_is0tusn wrote

Well I'm glad I did it already. It was a fun hike up and I was in no danger but I'm glad I didn't have to worry about rocks falling on me and potentially killing me.

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Missanonna t1_is1asm6 wrote

I haven't done it since I was a teenager. Glad I did it too. But a couple years ago we went to horseshoe lake and camped out with the mountain goats. From there you can sit on a ledge and look out over Colchuck lake and also get a good view of Aasgard. From time to time we would see or hear rocks coming down. I was surprised. This happened 3 or 4 times in the 2 days we were there.

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Waterrat t1_iry80v9 wrote

This is just a wee slice of perfection.

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tommydarko12 t1_iryf03b wrote

What an epic peak that is. So beautiful and moody

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NerdyRedneck45 t1_irysgsy wrote

My first time seeing big mountains was out a plane window on the way to Seattle. I saw the Enchantments and couldn’t believe my eyes. I need to go there someday.

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Missanonna t1_irzoe7e wrote

Nice. I've only seen it with leftover snow. Fresh is always better.

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redstrawberrypie t1_is0udv7 wrote

That's what I love about this time of year, winter arrives early in some places where fall isn't done yet

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greezy_fizeek t1_irzlszx wrote

wow its already snowing up there?!

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