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Denny Creek

6 images Created 4 Jun 2013

Denny Creek rises from the Snoqualmie valley in the Alpine Wilderness Area
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  • The mosses and lichens compete for limited space on the massive hemlock trunk.  I wonder what determines which species wins to fight for this space.  Is it first come or does one out compete the others.
    Mosses and lichens on hemlock trunk-...jpg
  • Old growth hemlocks line the valley sides as one hikes up Denny Creek Trail in the Alpine Wilderness.  This primeval forest was messmerizing, the size of many trees and complexity of the understory community were fascinating to watch.
    Helmock community along Denny Creek-...jpg
  • The lichens formed a complex mosaic on the hemoloc trunk.  I was intriquid by the pattern formed by the various species and the competition that must go on between them for space.
    Lichen community on Hemlock trunk-De...jpg
  • The flower stalk and yellow bract that partially surrounds the stalk form the flower on the Skunk Cabbage.
    Skunk Cabbage flower-Denny Creek Tra...jpg
  • The yellow bract or spathe of a skunk cabbage is quite pretty when you study it closely.
    Yellow bract of a skunk cabbage-Denn...jpg
  • The wet depression was surrounded by large old growth western red cedars, some more than three feet in diameter.  Skunk cabbages were sending up their flowering stalks and just beginning to grow leaves.
    Emerging skunk cabbages-Denny Creek ...jpg
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