Rockport State Park is in Skagit County, Washington. The park consists of 670 acres and has countless tall and impressive Douglas fir trees. The Douglas fir is named after David Douglas , a horticulturalist who first studied and collected the tree in 1825. Some of the Douglas fir trees in the park reach over 250 feet tall. The bark on tall Douglas fir trees can be 8-10 inches thick.
"The trees...form one of the most striking and truly graceful objects in Nature." ~ David Douglas on the Douglas fir tree
The trees in the park are part of an ancient forest. The old growth was never logged and the entire ecosystem remains in place.
Some of the largest leafs I've ever seen.
The canopy is so dense that only minimal sunlight can pass through to hit the ground. Because of this ferns dominate the ground and moss covers most of the smaller trees.
Rockport State Park is in Skagit County, Washington. The park consists of 670 acres and has countless tall and impressive Douglas fir trees. The Douglas fir is named after David Douglas , a horticulturalist who first studied and collected the tree in 1825. Some of the Douglas fir trees in the park reach over 250 feet tall. The bark on tall Douglas fir trees can be 8-10 inches thick.
"The trees...form one of the most striking and truly graceful objects in Nature." ~ David Douglas on the Douglas fir tree
The trees in the park are part of an ancient forest. The old growth was never logged and the entire ecosystem remains in place.
Some of the largest leafs I've ever seen.
The canopy is so dense that only minimal sunlight can pass through to hit the ground. Because of this ferns dominate the ground and moss covers most of the smaller trees.
The "Welcome to Concrete" signage is only included because I like it and the photo doesn't really fit in in another post. Rockport State Park is located on Hwy 20 between Rockport and Concrete.
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I enjoyed your post. Barring your objection, I've linked it on my state parks web magazine, http://www.scoop.it/t/state-parks/.
-McGhiever
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