This past weekend four of us, myself, Wild Bill, Knothead, and Tengu traveled up into the hills of North georgia to visit a previously climbed tulip poplar that we like because it has a lot of "character". The character comes from the fact that at about eighty five feet there is a huge knothole that allows entry into the interior of the tree and a short traverse through the tree to another opening slightly below and on the opposite side of the trunk. Even though the trunk is hollow at this point, the tree is very much alive and its strength unquestionable. Most of an entire day was spent climbing and exploring among the tree's branches and making traverses to and from its neighbors. A great day of climbing!
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The photos won't come up when I click the _link_s. It says I'm forbidden access. I'd love to see these knotholes.

Josh

If you try to see the aboove pictures posted by Tengu and "Jim for the Jungle" just copy the entire _link_ and past it on the search area. Cool pictures. It is nice to see some of these postings from a couple of years back. The second picture is funny. Check them out specially for the new visitors to the message Board.