ELK!
We closed out the month of September with three sunny autumn days perfect for enjoying the changing colors. The apsen tree and the bugling elk take center stage up here in estes park and we saw both up close.
The aspen is one of the largest and oldest living things on earth. We learned how aspens send out shoots to form new trunks and so all the trees in a grove are connected. The largest grove is in Utah and it covers 107 acres, has 47,000 trunks, and is believed to be 80,000+ years old. A blue whale only weighs 200 tons.
A Beautiful Aspen Crown
However, aspens may be in second place to a fungus. In eastern Oregon a Honey Mushroom covers 2,400 acres. Fungus spreads small strings through the ground called mycelium, the actual mushroom is like the fruit of the fungus and it pops up above ground to spread spores.
Getting Started on Our Hike
We hope you guys enjoyed your time up here, leave us a message!
kiley said,
October 28, 2008 @ 11:28 pm
me and my friends wanted 2 come back at least4 more times thanks so much 4 the scary stories