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climber007
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Jun 26, 2013 - 02:31pm PT
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jun 26, 2013 - 03:15pm PT
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Thot this thread was going to be about Werewolves, and their sordid love affairs.
You see what I did there?
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Sciurus
Sport climber
St. George UT
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Jun 26, 2013 - 04:32pm PT
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Beautiful pictures. Lichens are pretty cool. In case anyone has been wondering, the pictures of the bright green-yellow lichens are most likely of the genus Pleopsidium, the egg-yolk yellow lichens are most likely the genus Candelariella, and the bright orange lichens are most likely from the genera Caloplaca or Xanthoria. All these genera contain multiple species that will differ from area to area.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 26, 2013 - 05:00pm PT
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The Lifeboat. Across from Titanic and next to the Iceberg.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 26, 2013 - 05:26pm PT
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Bridge abutment, Owens Creek, on Old Highway, Mariposa.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 26, 2013 - 07:16pm PT
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A.K.A. rock pimples, earth wrinkles, angel's hair, freckle pelts, fog fingers, dragon's funnel, tar-jelly, and old man's beard.
Same bridge, looking up at the span. Please, ignore the bird at your peril. The abutment on the other side of the creek has more growth because it's more northerly and in the shade more, I suppose, but I'm no mycologist...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/science/studying-seemingly-immortal-lichens-in-a-place-for-the-dead.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
It so happens I was able to take some photos of the Fancher Memorial on Highway 140 yesterday morning.
Getting up to these steps is a bit of a challenge for anyone but a climber. I did a hand traverse left-to-right on the south side, away from view.
It had just rained a tiny bit last night, so you can see by the tire marks. Notice the water channels on the edge?
A close-up of the riser of one of the steps.
It was completed in 1911. Fancher established a $1,000 trust in his will, the earnings of which were to be used for the care and maintenance of the monument.--LA Ties article
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MisterE
Social climber
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Jun 26, 2013 - 10:30pm PT
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Jun 26, 2013 - 10:38pm PT
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Wow, awesome thread! I'm lichen it fer sure!
fgw- where is "not Cochise"?? Looks amazing!
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MisterE
Social climber
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Jun 27, 2013 - 12:26am PT
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Those of you over-contrasting/saturating:
It is pretty obvious.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 27, 2013 - 12:34am PT
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STFU, One-Eye!
Self-perpetration is pretty obvious, too.
My vote for the best distinctive lichen display has to be The Needles of Kern. Light green.
Good shot, Clint!
Taken last week with THocking's cooperation. He's as patient as one of these lichens.
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fgw
climber
portland, or
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Jun 27, 2013 - 12:53pm PT
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fgw- where is "not Cochise"?? Ryan, first one is Tsaranoro Massif in Madagascar; second is Brandberg in Namibia.
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nutjob
Sport climber
Almost to Hollywood, Baby!
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Jun 27, 2013 - 01:20pm PT
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Great thread!
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climber007
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Jun 27, 2013 - 01:34pm PT
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Jun 27, 2013 - 02:40pm PT
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This photo, by A.M., was actually from a canyoneering trip (you can see the Four Peaks in the distance), one of the most stunning canyoneering trips I've been on ~ many rappels involved, a late evening exit occurred ;-)
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MisterE
Social climber
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Skip being the chameleon this weekend at Holcomb Pinnacles:
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