tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post2104894283601201517..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: The Cult of "Ute Prayer Trees"Chas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-38771829549161700192020-09-15T09:17:40.670-06:002020-09-15T09:17:40.670-06:00The "bent" trees in my neighborhood, Mt....The "bent" trees in my neighborhood, Mt. Vernon Canyon Club, Genesee, are several hundred years old. You can see the original scaring where the trees were modified (either axe cut or tied with vines that cut into the trunks). There is actual physical scars of the alteration on the trunks and they are the large ponderosa tree. Perhaps whoever posted this hasn't really studies the trees. I'm not a forester but I do have eyeballs that work and common sense.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993347845632814196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-35974926319152292702019-02-21T05:20:42.755-07:002019-02-21T05:20:42.755-07:00If the area in question gets enough snow and has a...If the area in question gets enough snow and has a steep enough slope, snow creeping downhill during the winter may cause tress, especially in a stand to get a bend in the bole that becomes permanent over time. Now if the bend is pointing uphill, you can figure that one out!Takuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731647396408783514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-84477664096533022072019-02-20T12:01:11.902-07:002019-02-20T12:01:11.902-07:00I have seen aspens like that on the top of a ridge...I have seen aspens like that on the top of a ridge in the Wet Mountains -- definitely not an avalanche chute. And I do not know what bent them either.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-74712212446490724232019-02-20T08:13:16.821-07:002019-02-20T08:13:16.821-07:00There is a large stand of aspen on the SE slopes o...There is a large stand of aspen on the SE slopes of Mt. Elbert, near Leadville. Every tree in the stand has a crook in the trunk maybe 15-20 ft above ground level. The crook is the same on every tree, like a large zig zag. What could have caused it? I dunno. I always wondered if it might reflect a large avalanche at one time.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316091005058053074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-42438643538126574332019-02-20T01:19:34.375-07:002019-02-20T01:19:34.375-07:00Very interesting.Very interesting.Galen Geerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252610309377046803noreply@blogger.com