Visit to a remnant of the great Caledonian Forest

Dec 16

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Scots pine in the Ryvoan Pass, ScotlandAsh at Treeblog.co.uk reports on a visit to Caledonian pinewood in Ryvoan Pass, Glenmore, sharing photos of magnificent Scots pine, a bit of info on the Forest, and a brief 20th-century history of the Glenmore remnant.

About Dave Bonta

I live in an Appalachian hollow in the Juniata watershed of central Pennsylvania, and spend a great deal of time walking in the woods. My books of poetry include FAILED STATE: HAIBUN, ICE MOUNTAIN: AN ELEGY, BREAKDOWN: BANJO POEMS, and ODES TO TOOLS.

Posted on December 16, 2011, in Forest history, Forestry and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.

  2. Albert Decker | January 29, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    Good one. I’m gonna have to look up whether we got any of those Scots Pines over here in the ‘New World’… 😉

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