This is a BIG tree...!!

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This is a BIG tree...!!

For Paul…......lolol
We Grow em BIG in West Aus….......lolol

Gloucester Tree

Named after the Duke of Gloucester, who visited the tree while it was being pegged, is the tallest fire-lookout tree in the world. This magnificent Karri Tree is over 60 metres in height and offers 360° views over the surrounding hinterland. Very stunning but not for the faint hearted

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Paul Rees-Jones, 6 months ago

Lovely tree… I like trees! Oh my…that could be my catch phrase!! (funny thing is only those few who have read the infamous Cheese journal will get that joke…)

I really need to get to Australia someday…
Pagly2, 6 months ago

YES…..lol and sorry changing your avatar does NOT get the picture of you in green Underoo;’s out of my head….....so change underoo’s not avatar…lol
Pagly2 in reply to Pagly2’s comment, 6 months ago

like topsy that tree grewsome…lol it was over 60 mtrs tall… 5 years ago…..
Paul Rees-Jones, 6 months ago

Just to continue that horrific image in your mind…I will let you in on a secret…
I am wearing them right now…....HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! GUPPIES ATTACK!!
Pagly2, 6 months ago

OHHHHHHHHHHHH…...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.getting back to Trees…lol they have a saying there…....”.never mind the width…...look at the length”..........!!!!!!!!! lolol
Pagly2 in reply to Paul Rees-Jones’s comment, 6 months ago

funny story aout the gloucester tree…6 months ago a man aged 45 climbed…......then became dizzy and so could not get down….they have a chopper they call in these instances…trouble was he wouldn;t get into the chopper either…......so they had to get a Doc to sedate him….........lol
adgray, 6 months ago

I’ve been up a tree 6 meters high and took a flying fox off it for 60 meters so got to 60 ks an hour on it! lol [ain’t maths fun? :o) ] But that tree looks real dangerous without climbing gear!
Pagly2 in reply to adgray’s comment, 6 months ago

it has the potential to be dangerous but 5’ off the ground the ladder is covered so thats something…........I am a ‘Chook” I got about 4’ up and that was it…but they gace me a certificate anyway…after all I did ‘Climb” it…lolol

and I have also been up a creek without a paddle do I get a score for that…? lolol
Pagly2 in reply to adgray’s comment, 6 months ago

ohhh have to tell you this…when I flew back to UK in 91 the pilot was giving little bits of information as they do…......he said : if you look out of the starboard windows we are not flying over the Khyber Pass”..without thinking and naturally everything went silent I let out with….....” Hey I have been up that and without a paddle to”...the passengers erupted in gales of laughter as I shrank ibto my seat…lolol vowing to keep my mouth shut in future….lololol
Pagly2, 6 months ago

oh should have read NOW flying over the Khyber pass…sorry…..
hilarydougill, 6 months ago

Fantastic tree, brave man!!! great shot, and what a useful tree to have around.
Pagly2, 6 months ago

useful…lol maybe it takes a good hour to climb it…....because its straight up…there is a resting platform halfway up so you have to make sure there is nobody on the way down…lolol…..
but yes its a beautiful tree..Pemberton is known world wide for the Giant Karri and Jarrah trees….
I did my BIT…lolol.
Gregory John O..., 6 months ago

Good title, Wonderful creation, are there many left ?
lianne, 6 months ago

Glorious indeed – and magnificent – and very brave of the climber for sure!
drjones, 6 months ago

lol that ia a big tree! and great shot too!
cheetaah, 6 months ago

You have to have a strong heart to climb it, wow, huge.
Great shot.
Pagly2 in reply to Gregory John O'Flaherty’s comment, 6 months ago

Ohh yes Greg many many left….we are very protective of these…
this one in particuler has a protection order on it as do many…....
Pagly2 in reply to lianne’s comment, 6 months ago

many try few succeed…lol but then they have to come down…lol..!!
Pagly2 in reply to drjones’s comment, 6 months ago

thank you…...
Pagly2 in reply to cheetaah’s comment, 6 months ago

Hi cheetaah either a strong heart or suicidal tendencies…lol…
Michelle Boyer, 6 months ago

Great work
Pagly2 in reply to Michelle Boyer’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you Michelle…welcome…...
Trudi ~, 6 months ago

l love the way you have presented this shot, where abouts is it in WA just in case l don’t want to climb it!!!!!!!! lol. Great capture
Pagly2 in reply to Trudi ~’s comment, 6 months ago

Ohh Hi handprintz it is in a little town called Pemberton..in the land of the Giants…..in the Sth West of WA…..e like me..I only went 5’ up and still received a certificate..WELL..!! I climbed it…lol…doesn’t say you have to go right to the top…lol 5’ is enough for me…....lolol.
Trudi ~, 6 months ago

l will have to put it into my travel plans sounds like a great spot,l might give it a try but l get vertigo on a chair !!! l think l would have to be rescued like that man by a helicopter,but if l let you know when l am going you can stand at the bottom and get some really great shots for your folio !!!!!!!!!!
Handprintz ’s dramatic rescue!! Lololol..

Thanks for the info it is very much appreciated!
Pagly2 in reply to Trudi ~’s comment, 6 months ago

RIGHT…your ON…....I shall be all ready with the handsomest chopper pilot they have…..and my camera at the ready…....lol
might bring a video..we could sell this to OPRAH…lol
Trudi ~, 6 months ago

Handsome chopper pilot mmmmmmmmm,this tree climb suddenly aint sounding all that scary!!!!!!!!! Lolololol
Pagly2 in reply to Trudi ~’s comment, 6 months ago

Texas is not the only place where everything is larger than life…....lolol…....
Trudi ~, 6 months ago

ohh too funny,thanks for giving me a giggle tonight…............
Pagly2 in reply to Trudi ~’s comment, 6 months ago

you are very welcome..lol hugs….
Charl045, 6 months ago

Trisha this is so awesome! I would love to climb this!! Very cool!!
Pagly2 in reply to Charl045’s comment, 6 months ago

Charlotte you are very welcome….and if you ever do you will recieve a certificate…lol even if like me you only go 5’ up….YES I am a WOOS…lolol…it really is very scary…its STRAIGHT UP…..!!!!! then you have to come DOWN…...!!!! you are very Brave…lol hugs…
Sean Farragher, 6 months ago

fantastic image
Pagly2 in reply to Sean Farragher’s comment, 6 months ago

being well over 60mtrs it distorts if I try to get a shot straight up…lol
but its an awesome tree…....Thank you Sean…
AffectMachine, 5 months ago

good visual solution – we must imagine to understand!
Pagly2, 5 months ago

well I have no idea how tall your house is…but if you know then measure that against 60mtrs,,,lol and that is height not width…lolol..trust me its a BIG tree…lol Thak you for stopping bye…...
S.I. Sheehan, 5 months ago

What an impressive tree, and history….. Trish, you have captured this one so beautifully….. ~S
Pagly2, 5 months ago

Thank you thank you…lol was having a littyle fun with Paul….......but it reallt is an awesome tree
as are many in the “Land of the Giants” as Pemberton has been called….....
reflector, 5 months ago

That’s ome MASSIVE TREE ! Is it the thickest one in Australia ? A great colourful capture of an amazing scene.
Pagly2 in reply to reflector’s comment, 5 months ago

Not sure about the thickest but it is the tallest Fire look out tree in the world…....and its in an area of WA known and called The Land Of The Giants…it is truly awesome…....Thank you…..
cazz, 2 months ago

great photo i can remember climbing the gloucester tree when could climb all the way to the top could’nt do it now though minds willing but the bodies not
webbie, about 1 month ago

Just love the way you capture the trees…just awsome:)