Estacada Forest
October 28, 2024 / /
By Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo
Associate Photo Editor
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- Nice afternoons in the Estacada forest. Image was taken on Sunday, Oct 6 in Estacada on Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding inc, located in southeast Harvey Rd. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
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- The Estacada forest has some amazing air quality. Image was taken on Wednesday, Oct 16 in Estacada on Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding inc, located in Southeast Tumala Mtn Rd. Take in air and it feels like there is nothing stopping that nice air going through your nose. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
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- Seeing a barred owl at night is something amazing to experience. Image was taken on Wednesday, Oct 16 in Estacada on Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding inc, located in Southeast Tumala Mtn Road. The barred owl, also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight-hooter owl, is a large North American species of owl. A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix, which is also the origin of the family’s name under Linnaean taxonomy. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
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- Driving down the mountain in the dark in the Estacada forest can be scary for non-hunters but hunters really like it. Image was taken on Wednesday, Oct 16 in Estacada on Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding inc, located in Southeast Tumala Mtn Rd. Hunters like to drive back down the mountain because deer cross the road and you see how many deer are out in the area. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
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- The Estacada forest has some amazing wildlife. Image was taken on Wednesday, Oct 16 in Estacada on Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding inc, located in Southeast Tumala Mtn Rd. Blacktail deer are one of the most common animals you would see out in the forest, not just in the Estacada forest but all around Oregon. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
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- The Estacada forest has an amazing energy. Image was taken on Sunday, Oct 6 in Estacada on Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding inc, located in southeast Harvey Rd. Driving around and seeing wildlife just clears your mind and you forget about your life problems. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
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- It is amazing how many miles of road there is in the Estacada forest. Image was taken on Sunday, Oct 6 in Estacada on Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding inc, located in southeast Harvey Rd. Estacada forest has gravel roads that are better than your main city streets. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
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- Clear cuts are hunters, favorite places to go to in the mornings. Image was taken on Sunday, Oct 6 in Estacada on Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding inc, located in southeast Harvey Rd. Clear cuts are where they cut down Douglas-fir trees and leave an open space where animals might be out feeding, in this case deer. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
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- Weyerhaeuser gives out the opportunity to feel how hunting was back then. Image was taken on Sunday, Oct 6 in Estacada on Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding inc, located in southeast Harvey Rd. Weyerhaeuser sells permits to be able to hunt on their private land. $350 for motorized permit and $100 for Non-motorized. These permits are for year-around. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
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- Oregon is known for cutting down trees for lumber to build homes and replanting trees. Image was taken on Sunday, Oct 6 in Estacada at Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding inc, located on southeast Harvey Rd. The kind of trees that get cut down are Douglas-fir. Douglas-fir gets 250 feet tall and 5 to 7 feet wide, though maximum heights can reach well over 300 feet and diameters can reach 15 to 18 feet. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
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- Oregon has forests all around, some are green and some are burnt from wildfires. Image was taken on Wednesday, Oct. 16 in Estacada on Weyerhaeuser Timber Holding Inc, located in Southeast Tumala Mtn Road. Estacada has its nice and bad side and this is on its nice amazing looking side. Photo by Carlos Rodriguez-Picazo.
You got some really nice shots Carlos, definitely a place I’d like to check out.