Olin Lathrop‭

I found this beautiful Round Lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana) in the wild in Groton Massachusetts on 23 April 2020. The flower almost seemed to glow against the leaf litter of the forest floor.

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

It is impossible to put a number on this because it depends on specifics of the device that are hard to know. How often does the device sample the GPS position? What is the noise on those positio...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Diogmites on Manzanita 25 Jul 2005, Tonto National Forest, Arizona. I was hiking the Highline Trail below the Mogollon Rim when I came to an area with a lot of manzanita, just west of Horton Sprin...

posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

It is impossible to put a number on this. There are way too many variables that effect when a burned tree might fall over: Did it only get burned enough to cook the cambium layer and kill the tree...

posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Yesterday a user posted two picture identification questions with no apparent prior research. The same user did this a couple of months ago too. At that time, I spent a few minutes with Google Ea...

4 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by TextKit‭

I found the picture below in a stash of things that belonged to my father. My father served in the US army during WWII in the signal corps. He was referred to unofficially as a "radio repairman" ...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by samcarter‭

Adirondack park is large, especially by northeast US standards. There are quite a number of roads, from main paved roads to lesser paved roads, to good dirt roads, etc. There is something for eve...

posted 11mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 6mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

This isn't a direct answer to your question, but there are very few roads in the White Mountains that are open to the public that can't be used by passenger cars. A Subaru Forester would certainly...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

The open range 14 Aug 2013, on route 216 in western New Mexico.

posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Yes, that picture does indeed seem to be taken from White Salmon, WA. Specifically, it seems to be taken from one of the hills above the east end of White Salmon, as can be seen here around the ce...

posted 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

This road looks too hazardous and narrow for automobiles, because there's no fence! What kind of road is this? Solely for pedestrians? That's clearly an automobile road. Having a steep dropoff on...

posted 11mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Personally I want to be as unobtrusive in the wilderness as possible. There seems to be a lot of focus on, even fanatical devotion to, leave no trace. While bright colors aren't technically leavi...

posted 7y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

The most official document for the US is Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines. There is no simple single number for maximum grade. Your are allowed steeper grade for shorter lengths, and ...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

A "rule" here is pointless. It matters what you feel like, and what the consequences are of getting the remaining layers wet. Your body will tell you whether it is too hot or too cold at the momen...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Alive with Color Groton Massachusetts, 18 Oct 2014.

posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭