“I think that I shall never see

a poem as lovely as a tree….” ~ Joyce Kilmer

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and Slickrock Wilderness Area is a place not far from here that is something everyone needs to experience at least once in this lifetime. Many people have never seen a Virgin Forest and this is one of the few left in existence.

There are trees in this forest that are estimated to be 400-500 years old. To stand beside and touch one of these magnificent beauties is a spiritual experience. There are Yellow Poplars that over over 100 feet tall and over 20 feet in circumference. To see these amazing trees, you must hike a fairly easy trail that is a 2 mile loop.

Here is a link to more information about the forest.

In addition, there is a neat link that has a Real Time Camera in the forest and is pretty cool to check out once in awhile. That can be found HERE. Today there is a small amount of snow on the mountains.

Here are a few pictures I have taken in this area.

Me and Lakota hug a tree!