Great video, Sam. Thanks for sharing your trip in Glen Affric with us, beautiful drone footage. And thanks for sharing your knowledge, really love the Forest Thoughts!
Sam, good to see you back. I mentioned you to another organisation called Mossy Earth. Their latest video on YT was about finding ancient trees in Scotland. Liked the Forest Thoughts. Love to see more aspen about. You camp looked great and please keep the content coming as it is a breath of fresh air on UA-cam.
Thanks as always Ed, it's comments like yours that encourage me to keep going! The one about mountain birch? Yes I watched that one and know some of the people involved. It's something I've talked about a few times on here, mainly the Norway video 👍
Hey there man! This was really nice! Calming, serene and a nice easy vibe! I loved that bit about aspen! I worked a lot of college summers for the US Forest Service in New Mexico. We had a ton of aspen in The Gila as well as all over the mountains of the southwest. As a Forestry major, it was one of my favorite species as well! Love the sound, the brightness it brings to the forest and the smell. They use poplar also for pencils here. You’re right though….. it aint useful for much anything else.😁. I can really appreciate your knowledge about trees for sure. I’m a resident of Massachusetts now and as such I’m a Massachusetts certified arborist so we periodically need to take continuing education classes either in person or on zoom and the knowledge you possess about trees would classify your info bits as continuing education content for points towards our recommended number of ceu’s. Continuing education units. I think the aspen groves do really well in the American southwest because there’s a lot of folks who hunt deer and elk in those areas so the trees stand a chance. As far as the hammock dealio, have you looked into the ddhammocks underblanket? I’m gonna ask santa for that and we’ll see what happens!😉. We’ve gotta get ya out this way so you can check out tbe cool trees over here on the other side of the pool😁. You take care sir snd see ya in the next one. NQU Take care and thanks again.
Thanks so much for watching as always and for the feedback, I really appreciate it. For someone to consider my videos as continuing education, that's really something! I do actually have the DD underblanket. I was lucky to be sent some gear by DD before but I found the underblanket very small and didn't really wrap around enough especially with the dog. I have another one coming from OneWind so I'm interested to see how that performs. I would love to come across and visit across the pond again one day! All the best!
Wonderful to see you back. Beautiful drone footage great weather for a camp. Look forward to the next.❤ my family were from Arnol on the Isle of Lewis. Will get there 1 day.
I've driven past Arnol a couple times in my lifetime but it must be at least a decade since I visited Lewis last time. I hope you get there one day and thanks for watching as always 😀
Somehow missed this, but the short did its stuff, not least through the teaser for those spectacular aerial shots. Apart from the aesthetics, drones are great for contextualising the 'action' (no sarcasm intended!) Despite your ongoing reservations, a landscape even the Norwegians wouldn't be overly ashamed of ... Particularly enjoyed the lesson at the end (getting quite teacherly now!) - dense with useful info, and a very long way from the 'rambling' you modestly call it when you sign off. One personal query: we've got 3 or 4 aspen we planted as bought-in saplings about five years ago, and this year for the first time they've sent up suckers (30 - 60 cm tall). I was thinking of transplanting them (or potting them up) this winter, but have you any idea how much root length from the trunk they'll need to survive, after a quick & painless amputation with a sharp spade?
Thanks as always for watching and the quality comment Robert! I definitely enjoy using the drone to add some perspective to where I am actually located when I'm camping, allowing me to 'zoom out'. I'll be honest I'm not expert on the horticultural side of things but from my own experience the main tree shouldn't suffer much at all when removing the suckers - here's a useful link from TFL on growing Aspen - treesforlife.org.uk/docs/079_485__growyourownaspenfinalpdfwebsize_1520856688.pdf
@@HighlandWoodsmanThx v much for this - I'd never heard of the Pando grove in Utah, where 40,000 'trees' are (allegedly) just branches of the one parent tree that has spread underground to cover 100+ acres ... making it (allegedly, again) the largest living organism on Earth. The humble aspen gains a whole new level of reverence!
Good to see you both back out again! Loving the drone footage … looks incredible with the inversion. Is there anywhere other than Scotland in aspen’s range that has such rare flowering events?
No it appears to be a unique problem to Scotland and the rest of the UK. I think the genetics and age of these stands are a big part of it. Or maybe the climate here is on the edge of their range now. Aspen was actually one of the first species to colonise Scotland after the ice age, before birch or pine.
Good to see you back, you're looking well. What a beautiful world we live in, thank you for sharing those gorgeous views with everyone. Just as a matter of interest, how far can you fly the drone without losing the signal? looks quite a way to me! Really interesting to hear about the Aspens. I've lived in the country most of my life and are familiar with a few trees, but sadly don't know them all. keep up the good work 😊
Thanks so much for watching! The actual limits on the drone are a distance of 10000 metres and a height of 2000 metres 😂 but I'm very sceptical. So far I have not flown above 250 metres or further than 1 km away. You can get booster aerials to attach to the controller which probably makes a big difference. I've started to lose signal after 500 metres if there are a lot of trees around. 👍
An absolute stunning place to camp. Great drone footage of the inversion. Great to see you back with another video.
Thank you! 👍
Great video, Sam. Thanks for sharing your trip in Glen Affric with us, beautiful drone footage. And thanks for sharing your knowledge, really love the Forest Thoughts!
Thanks so much for watching 😄
What a great night with your Pal thanks for bringing us along
Thanks for watching! 👍
Wow, brilliant!!!
Beautifull landscape
Thanks so much 😄👍
Cracking video Sam, the inversion was spot on 👍🏻 nice to see you back out
Thanks so much Andy 👍
Good to see you pair back out and the return of Forest Thoughts. Another video where you've beautifully captured your surroundings
Thanks for watching guys!
Very nice my friend! Love the forest thoughts 🤠
Thanks as always Herb 👍
A good relaxing camp and some awesome drone footage!
Thanks for watching 👍
Great vid. Glad to see you back out. The drone footage is incredible. Cheers from the strangely warm Rockies. +12c yesterday
Thanks as always! It's gone from being even wet than usual here to colder than usual this Autumn. The whole year of weather has been really strange!
Sam, good to see you back. I mentioned you to another organisation called Mossy Earth. Their latest video on YT was about finding ancient trees in Scotland. Liked the Forest Thoughts. Love to see more aspen about. You camp looked great and please keep the content coming as it is a breath of fresh air on UA-cam.
Thanks as always Ed, it's comments like yours that encourage me to keep going! The one about mountain birch? Yes I watched that one and know some of the people involved. It's something I've talked about a few times on here, mainly the Norway video 👍
@@HighlandWoodsman Sam, keep it up as we need more voices like yours out there. Plain speaking and knowledgable.
Hey there man! This was really nice! Calming, serene and a nice easy vibe!
I loved that bit about aspen! I worked a lot of college summers for the US Forest Service in New Mexico. We had a ton of aspen in The Gila as well as all over the mountains of the southwest. As a Forestry major, it was one of my favorite species as well! Love the sound, the brightness it brings to the forest and the smell. They use poplar also for pencils here. You’re right though….. it aint useful for much anything else.😁. I can really appreciate your knowledge about trees for sure. I’m a resident of Massachusetts now and as such I’m a Massachusetts certified arborist so we periodically need to take continuing education classes either in person or on zoom and the knowledge you possess about trees would classify your info bits as continuing education content for points towards our recommended number of ceu’s. Continuing education units. I think the aspen groves do really well in the American southwest because there’s a lot of folks who hunt deer and elk in those areas so the trees stand a chance.
As far as the hammock dealio, have you looked into the ddhammocks underblanket? I’m gonna ask santa for that and we’ll see what happens!😉.
We’ve gotta get ya out this way so you can check out tbe cool trees over here on the other side of the pool😁.
You take care sir snd see ya in the next one.
NQU
Take care and thanks again.
Thanks so much for watching as always and for the feedback, I really appreciate it. For someone to consider my videos as continuing education, that's really something!
I do actually have the DD underblanket. I was lucky to be sent some gear by DD before but I found the underblanket very small and didn't really wrap around enough especially with the dog. I have another one coming from OneWind so I'm interested to see how that performs.
I would love to come across and visit across the pond again one day!
All the best!
Brilliant again mate 👏
Thanks so much Neil 👍
Awesome, seen you earlier on today and had to let you know that your channel is brilliant. Credit where credit is due. Cheers
Thanks man I appreciate that! You caught me by surprise never had that happen to me before 😂
Another great video mate excellent content, keep up the good work. Atb Wullie ✊🏻🏴
Cheers Wullie, appreciate it! 👍
Wonderful to see you back. Beautiful drone footage great weather for a camp. Look forward to the next.❤ my family were from Arnol on the Isle of Lewis. Will get there 1 day.
I've driven past Arnol a couple times in my lifetime but it must be at least a decade since I visited Lewis last time. I hope you get there one day and thanks for watching as always 😀
Always love seeing you and Darach out and about, filling us with useful information about the woodlands of Scotland 🏴 😊👊🔥
Thanks as always Chief 👍
Wow, what a beautiful spot. Thanks for sharing it 💚 Looked perfectly serene.
And I always love the bonus part about trees/flora and fauna. 🌳🌲
Thanks so much for watching 😄
So good! good job with the drone.
Thanks so much 👍
Absolutely brilliant photography, you caught the magic of this area perfectly.
Thanks so much Andrew 👍
Just subbed, good vid and liked the end talk,👍👍
Thanks so much Steve 👍
Stunning area 👍🔥❤️🏴
😄👍
1wind down underquilts ok for hammock and snugpack poncholiner multi functional makes a good topquilt
I've been lookin at the onewind down underquilts actually! Thanks for the recommendations 👍
@@HighlandWoodsman get d thicker one.. trust
Somehow missed this, but the short did its stuff, not least through the teaser for those spectacular aerial shots. Apart from the aesthetics, drones are great for contextualising the 'action' (no sarcasm intended!) Despite your ongoing reservations, a landscape even the Norwegians wouldn't be overly ashamed of ... Particularly enjoyed the lesson at the end (getting quite teacherly now!) - dense with useful info, and a very long way from the 'rambling' you modestly call it when you sign off. One personal query: we've got 3 or 4 aspen we planted as bought-in saplings about five years ago, and this year for the first time they've sent up suckers (30 - 60 cm tall). I was thinking of transplanting them (or potting them up) this winter, but have you any idea how much root length from the trunk they'll need to survive, after a quick & painless amputation with a sharp spade?
Thanks as always for watching and the quality comment Robert! I definitely enjoy using the drone to add some perspective to where I am actually located when I'm camping, allowing me to 'zoom out'.
I'll be honest I'm not expert on the horticultural side of things but from my own experience the main tree shouldn't suffer much at all when removing the suckers - here's a useful link from TFL on growing Aspen - treesforlife.org.uk/docs/079_485__growyourownaspenfinalpdfwebsize_1520856688.pdf
@@HighlandWoodsmanThx v much for this - I'd never heard of the Pando grove in Utah, where 40,000 'trees' are (allegedly) just branches of the one parent tree that has spread underground to cover 100+ acres ... making it (allegedly, again) the largest living organism on Earth. The humble aspen gains a whole new level of reverence!
Good to see you both back out again! Loving the drone footage … looks incredible with the inversion. Is there anywhere other than Scotland in aspen’s range that has such rare flowering events?
No it appears to be a unique problem to Scotland and the rest of the UK. I think the genetics and age of these stands are a big part of it. Or maybe the climate here is on the edge of their range now. Aspen was actually one of the first species to colonise Scotland after the ice age, before birch or pine.
Good to see you back, you're looking well. What a beautiful world we live in, thank you for sharing those gorgeous views with everyone. Just as a matter of interest, how far can you fly the drone without losing the signal? looks quite a way to me! Really interesting to hear about the Aspens. I've lived in the country most of my life and are familiar with a few trees, but sadly don't know them all. keep up the good work 😊
Thanks so much for watching! The actual limits on the drone are a distance of 10000 metres and a height of 2000 metres 😂 but I'm very sceptical. So far I have not flown above 250 metres or further than 1 km away. You can get booster aerials to attach to the controller which probably makes a big difference. I've started to lose signal after 500 metres if there are a lot of trees around. 👍
@@HighlandWoodsman Wow that's quite a distance all the same, good quality video too!