“Ralph, I found a photograph of an old mill pond full of old growth logs… the logs look huge… I think I found the location on Google Earth… it still exists… let’s go see if we can find it.” Ralph Anderson is a big tree guy… he spent his working …
“Ralph, I found the Sumac tree again… let’s go measure it.” I found the tree several years ago and then lost it… Ralph and I looked for it in vain. I didn’t want to repeat the failure this time. I noted several landmarks and included an odometer measurement. I was …
“Ralph would like to see this stump” I thought to myself. I was looking at Google Earth and spotted a photo of a petrified stump near Klickitat, Washington. Someone who used the pseudonym “Curious Gorge” had posted the photo… I knew Ralph would like to see this stump. I posted …
The Troutlake “Big Tree”: Do you know of any big trees? This Ponderosa Pine near Troutlake, WA, is a dandy. Ralph Anderson (in picture), using proper forestry technique, measured the circumference of this tree at 21 feet 10 inches. According to forestry technique the standard for measuring the lumber content …