22 October 2009

The Cedars of Lebanon

















The Cedars of Lebanon - The Chouf Cedar Reserve at Maaser ech-Chouf. Elevation: 5,300 ft.
Cedrus libani...quite possibly the most magic place I have been since the Redwoods of California.
Only 5% of Lebanon still covered in forests...some of these trees date back as far as 3000 years.

I will let the photos do the talking on this one


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2 comments:

  1. oh God! The Cedars of Lebanon! You are living in like biblical myth or something, or Quranic. So lovely. I like that you said it was the most magical since the redwoods, and here I am, holding it down in the redwoods. love you.

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  2. Wow ... I totally want to go there when I come ... to see that mother cedar tree ... so spectacular!

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