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Martin Eden

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10. Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 05:33 PM

Feb 2014

Beautiful grove of ENORMOUS Yellow Poplars in North Carolina near the Tennessee border on the south side of the Smoky Mountains.

If you're ever in the vicinity, it's worth a visit (and there's a plaque with Mr. Kilmer's famous poem).

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Fabulous trees don't give a fuck, 'cause fabulous trees are too busy being fabulous [View all] MrScorpio Feb 2014 OP

ahhhhh... Wait Wut Feb 2014 #1

And out comes the old chestnut... malthaussen Feb 2014 #2

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Martin Eden Feb 2014 #10

Fabulous. Scuba Feb 2014 #3

I like the trees in winter. texanwitch Feb 2014 #4

These are my fabulous trees in my front yard RIGHT NOW: Hissyspit Feb 2014 #5

Oh how pretty. truedelphi Feb 2014 #18

Here's more: Hissyspit Feb 2014 #19

Can I come and stay with you? truedelphi Feb 2014 #56

No, this is not normal. Hissyspit Feb 2014 #57

I'll do you one better than letting you visit Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #59

I LOVE TREES!!! Amaril Feb 2014 #6

That third 'tree' is actually a huge blooming wisteria vine in Japan Brother Buzz Feb 2014 #7

Some day people will rediscover how to express themselves without reference to copulation. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2014 #8

BUT NOT THIS DAY AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #11

EPIC BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #32

B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. Martin Eden Feb 2014 #9

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland's CGI ain't got nothing on this post. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #12

Very beautiful! Thanks for posting!! hue Feb 2014 #13

K&R! I love this. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #14

I suspect Shankapotomus Feb 2014 #15

I love the top one, it's rainbow rickyhall Feb 2014 #16

Welcome to DU, rickyhall! calimary Feb 2014 #29

Lovely, MrScorpio. brer cat Feb 2014 #17

And HOW, MrScorpio! calimary Feb 2014 #30

Algorhyme Paulie Feb 2014 #20

WOW! Stunning pics!!! nt Lisa0825 Feb 2014 #21

FABULOUS! elleng Feb 2014 #22

much like the Honey Badger, eh? KurtNYC Feb 2014 #23

I have always loved... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #24

Wow Solly Mack Feb 2014 #25

OMG!! Those are BEAUTIFUL!! loudsue Feb 2014 #26

Some people say Maynar Feb 2014 #27

If I am not mistaken there is a tree like this... yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #28

All trees are fabulous 2naSalit Feb 2014 #31

These are my fucking favorite posts on DU BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #33

NIce place to be taken to. Thank you. n/t jtuck004 Feb 2014 #34

now that is tree porn. pansypoo53219 Feb 2014 #35

Carl Sagan explains why trees are fabulous sarge43 Feb 2014 #36

Wow...just WOW! BrainDrain Feb 2014 #37

old growth trees and glacial terminal moraine tardybar Feb 2014 #38

As soon as you have posting priviliges, please start a new thread on this (SaveManresa.org) ! eppur_se_muova Feb 2014 #52

Beautiful! TRoN33 Feb 2014 #39

Trees are snapped by photogs like me, marble falls Feb 2014 #40

I don't know whether to thank you or curse you Demeter Feb 2014 #41

Arbor is Trees in Spanish . . . aggiesal Feb 2014 #51

Arbole, actually Demeter Feb 2014 #55

I'm sure you've heard of Arbor day? ... aggiesal Feb 2014 #58

Beautiful but how about crediting the source? Moliere Feb 2014 #42

Wow, they're the honey badgers of trees. nt valerief Feb 2014 #43

Thanks! All of the fabulous trees in my yard are... GoCubsGo Feb 2014 #44

Tree Fabulosity alone is reason enough to stop our climate changing destruction.Thank you for these! ancianita Feb 2014 #45

Breathtaking! Affirms my stance as a 'treehugger.' joanbarnes Feb 2014 #46

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So glad I clicked on this! CrispyQ Feb 2014 #48

Beautiful... Xyzse Feb 2014 #49

Stunning masterpieces! JNelson6563 Feb 2014 #50

Glorious shenmue Feb 2014 #53

the top pic is the wallpaper on my laptop ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #54

awesome thread and checking it out all cause of... wait wut? thanks wait. nt seabeyond Feb 2014 #60

K&R! hrmjustin Feb 2014 #61