<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Xaeyruudh&#039;s Index]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Xaeyruudh]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://xaeyruudh.wordpress.com/author/xaeyruudh/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Rain Forest]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>This information is intended for use with the <a href="http://www.wizards.com/Company/Brands/DnD.aspx" target="_blank">Dungeons &amp; Dragons</a> role-playing game.</p>
<h3>At a Glance</h3>
<p>This generic entry serves, for now, as an image bank for rain forests.</p>
<p>The following were taken at the Hoh rain forest in Washington, USA, on 10 Oct 2007.  Clicking on an image leads to a larger version.</p>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_hohdoor1.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i0.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_hohdoor1.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This wall was formed when a tree fell, quite some time ago.  Soil remaining trapped in the roots supports ferns.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_hohdoor2.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i2.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_hohdoor2.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">As I recall it, the main arch was about 5 feet high.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_nurselog3a.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i2.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_nurselog3a.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sometimes, when a tree falls in the forest, it becomes the soil on which more trees grow.  They call this a nurse log.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_nurselog2.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i1.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_nurselog2.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">An older nurse log</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_hohyellowroom.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i0.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_hohyellowroom.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">I dubbed this The Yellow Room.  The picture does not fully capture it, but it is still pretty cool.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_hohmeadow.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i0.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_hohmeadow.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Not hard to imagine satyrs, nymphs, and unicorns in a place like this.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_hoh9.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i0.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_hoh9.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Slimy little fungi growing on a fallen branch</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_hoh8.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i0.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_hoh8.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Moss coat.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_hoh5.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i0.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_hoh5.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Moss comes in a lot of different shapes and sizes.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_hoh2.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i2.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_hoh2.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This seems like the sort of tree fey would live in</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_worldtree2.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i0.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_worldtree2.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Looking at the bottom of another fallen tree.  From the ground to the top of this hill was probably 12 feet.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_hoh1.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i2.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_hoh1.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A representative sample of the forest.  The focus would be a lot better if I was more of a pro at using my camera.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_hoh1b.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i2.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_hoh1b.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Same place as the pic above.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_titan.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i1.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_titan.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">As you can probably tell, this tree is hugemongous.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_tinyforest.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i2.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_tinyforest.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Another tiny forest, growing on bark.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_tapestry.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i0.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_tapestry.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A bit of moss.</p></div>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href='http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/?action=view&amp;current=ft_10oct_snag.jpg' target='_blank'><img title='' src='https://i2.wp.com/i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/suburbanranger/field%20trips/hoh/ft_10oct_snag.jpg' width='600'></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Owls nest on trees like this, which are called snags.  The trees are dead, but they continue to be useful for birds of prey because they offer a great vantage point for spotting scampering snacks.</p></div>
<p>I&#8217;m hoping to go back sometime soon, and to check out other forests, so more pics may appear here eventually.</p>
<h3>Source</h3>
<ul>
<li>Unlike most of the images linked to in this blog, I took these photographs myself.  I&#8217;m not trying to make money with them, and you shouldn&#8217;t either.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Disclaimer</h3>
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