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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (94)	2/6/2003 1:09:33 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 140

Another tree story. One seriously rainy winter my sister's husband (the one who won't take her hunting) had dammed a creek so the water pooled. But then he decided to undam it and there was quite the flood which rushed down to the lower acreage where a lone tree resided. Well, the explosion of tons of water combined with some other fluke that I don't recall caused the tree simply to explode water upwards. It was truly incredible.

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (94)	2/6/2003 1:14:38 AM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 140

I would love to see that picture, Karen. When I was on lookout I saw several dead trees being struck by lightning. It happens so fast you can't form a mental image like the one you describe, but they burst into flame and soon smoke rises out of them. If there is a fertile place for a fire, they smolder for days or weeks until finally they burst into flame and cause a forest fire. I've seen many large old-growth trees that were struck by lightning. They do not burn because they are green, but their cellular moisture turns to steam so fast it blasts a big strip of wood and bark that almost looks like a board. It could be four to six inches wide, two or three inches deep, and from the top of the tree to the ground. One of the most dangerous kinds of fires are in redcedar trees that are rotten or hollow in the center. They are very large, and you can't get at the flames. My first two forest fires were in such trees. The first we were able to cut down with a cross cut saw, but the other was so big there was no way. My assistant and I just cleared out a place for it to fall safely and got out of the way. During the night we watched as it finally burned through and fell. Then we had all next day to cut it open and get all the fire with our pulaskis and shovels. Once while cruising I found a cedar tree that had a cavity big enough for two of us to stand upright inside of. As a matter of fact, such trees are valuable bear dens. I think I related one bear story on the Bear Story thread where I found a bear just getting ready to hibernate.