Longview Logs by auntietk
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Description
To me, this is a rather ordinary scene. Sort of "locally exotic." A normal part of life here in the Pacific Northwest, but one that most people never see. (Fae Mike will probably wonder why I took the picture at all! LOL!)
So I thought I'd share it with my friends around the world, on the theory that what I find to be mildly interesting might be someone else's "I've never seen such a thing before!"
Trees are cut and trimmed in the woods and are loaded on logging trucks, which bring the logs to a central location like this one.
From here, the logs are either shipped overseas just as you see them, or they're sent to a lumber mill (there's one right down the road from where I took this shot) and the lumber mill cuts the logs into boards.
From the lumber mill, finished lumber is shipped to lumber yards and to big orange box stores all over the country (and around the world, I suppose).
The debris from the milling process, sawdust and bark and suchlike, is used to manufacture a variety of products. Some of it is packaged and sold as garden mulch.
Comments (20)
jayfar
I am glad you logged on to this one Tara, I think it's brilliant and thanks for the info.
Chipka
This is something I have yet to see with my own eyes: and I will, eventually. It also gives me reason to smile. I immediately thought of what life might look like if beavers ran the world rather than us human sorts of people. And yeah, this is something I don't see much of...something I haven't seen. Okay, I've seen bears in a dry moat, and I've seen a bookshelf behind which there had once been hedgehog poop...I've seen carp in bathtubs (well, one anyway) but I've never seen something as big and as intriguing as this. I love it and yeah, it's quite brilliant! Those logs look so tiny! And now, I'm interested in hopping on a plane and prowling around there just to hear what it must sound like there as well!
durleybeachbum
Astonishing..the last time I saw thgis sort of scene was in a geography book. So I presume they are no longer floated down the river.
bazza
Great shot Tara love this one being in the wood industry.. Thats quite a few trees lying on the ground there, I see some are loaded on to rail wagons also I wonder if they are coming or going.. terrific post!!
wotan
Really cool!
blinkings
Great job Tara. I find this very interesting because it's not a sight I ever see. Just like a giant Jenga factory!
bobrgallegos
Excellent Photo !! Not boring at all, I've never seen anything like this. Thanks for the information.
MrsRatbag
It doesn't amaze me anymore either, although I also find it very interesting. What amazes me is how little they look when they're piled up like this, as if they weighed no more than the pickup sticks we played with as kids. Hard to remember the huge number of pounds that they each weigh on their own! Great overview of the staging grounds. And I will never forget the smell of the pulp mills!
Faemike55
I think it is a great shot and I like the patterns that have developed in the stacking. I probably would have taken a few shots of this area including end shots
gonzojr
WOW, great point of view, and a lovely photo!!!
Bothellite
Lincoln Logs for big boys. And the view from this shot is just great.
npauling
That is a lot of logs and they look just like matchsticks in this capture though I know they are very large logs. We have quite a lot of this going on around us too as the pine seems to grow very quickly here. Mature in 35 years. A great capture.
Cosine
Good eye, Tara! I tend not to even notice the logs any more, especially small ones like these. To give people a bit of scale, between the right edge of the yard and the grass, those are full-sized railroad cars loaded with logs.
beachzz
This is so familiar; I used to see it all over. Things have changed in the last few years though. Between bad logging practices, environmental restrictions and the dwindling forests, logging has become far less common. Great shot, really shows what it's all about!!
busi2ness
Oh look at all these match sticks. :D Very true, ordinary and exotic are concepts in the eye of the beholder. I am glad you two are back home safe.
bmac62
These stacks of logs take on a whole new perspective for me being that we saw numerous log trucks on our trip carrying loads of 12-25 logs at a time. There are thousands of logs here...hundreds of truck loads!!! Super shot...excellent POV...and I know exactly how you got it:-)
wysiwig
Splendid capture. Really shows the scale of the operation. Biggest lumber yard I've ever seen. I understand the need for wood products but I can't help but feel a little wistful remembering how magnificent these logs were when they were alive.
fallen21
Excellent photo.
moochagoo
Very interesting to see that.
RodS
Well, just for you, Tara...... "I've never seen such a thing!" Well maybe on TV, a time or two, but certainly not as artistically presented as you have done here!