Thread 214112996

what are forests like in your country? which parks iyc or state are worth visiting the most?

>>214112996 (OP)
>go camping in the US
>get kidnapped by human traffickers

>>214112996 (OP)
BIG BLACK BULLS abound in our forests.

>>214113194
Most people don't realize how nature actually becomes truly alive when you venture out.

Speaking of human traffickers you're more likely to run into it at your local Starbucks than in national parks tho

>>214113211
Wasn't there this tiger that got used to human meat and terrorized Indian villages in the north, killing hundreds until they called a British hunter to kill it?
I wouldn't fuck with Indian wild life

>>214112996 (OP)
South Korea has one of the highest forest cover per unit area in the world along with Finland. And this achievement is entirely our own. After the Korean War, South Korea fell to being the least forested country in the world. Over the next 70 years, we transformed this country into one of the most forested countries in the world.

>>214113752
That's not real forest, though. It's a tree plantation. Just like in Sweden or Finland

>>214113624
Fucking hate cats so much
Shitball things kill them all

Forests in Europe ain't got no seasoning.

>>214113571
that's the end result of human trafficking, in the national parks is where they get new blood.

>>214112996 (OP)
nearby where i live (city of Sao Paulo) my favorite place is the Jureia Ecological Station (a closed park, UNESCO World Heritage Site), covering an area of over 92,000 hectares, pristine vegetation, beaches and rivers where you can swim, camping sites, sand from the dunes, mangroves, trees typical of lowland forests, hillside forests, vegetation growing on the rocks, home to hundreds of endemic species not found nowhere else on the planet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egVwC1tjH2w

You know, forest-like.

Love pine trees

>>214113624
Yeah the champawat tigers, it was our tsavo lion bros

>>214112996 (OP)
Temperate forests are located in highlands, above 1000 meters. The highest ones are dominated by fir, pine and oak species while the lowest ones (which are very rare) make up a very cool community of plants where temperate species and tropical species converge, creating foggy forests. Another cool convergence is at drier zones where pine forests merge with species from arid zones.

Sadly, the main threats to them are subhumans illegally logging them and wildfires during drought season.

I recommend
>>214113211
Cool bark!

>>214113791
That's a bit like saying that the former Aral Sea isn't a "real" salt plain because it was shaped by human action. Like, yeah, it obviously was, but that doesn't really matter if you're interested in what type of terrain it is now. The toxic chemicals in the exposed seabed, despite being manmade, will poison you just as surely as fully natural chemicals created through geological processes. The artificial dust storms are just as devastating as real ones.

>>214114389
I wanna visit India, but I'm not sure, can you sell me on it? I'm very interested in the history, and the religion, is it hard to visit the temples and other religious buildings or are they open to tourists?

>>214114128
nice tree farm

>>214115040
A few temples are open to tourists, but some have been under the mandate to disallow non-Hindus, Vaishno Devi and Jagannath for instance require RFID passes to enter which can only be dispensed when you present them with a Photo ID, of course there's the Buddhist and Jain circuits you can hop on, they'll take you throughout the important sites of both religions, most of them are under Archeological Survey so they are considered monuments not religious places of worship, that can also apply to ancient Hindu sites as well, those under ASI custodianship are secular and anybody can visit them, I'd recommend visiting Mathura, it was the Kushan capital and has museums dedicated to them

We have pine trees mostly for timber but our native forests looks like this

>>214113872
It's still extremely unlikely.

High up they look like this

>>214115840
Down low they look more like this

>>214115840
>>214115897

Is that Washington/Oregon?

what’s the best forest in America? Olympic National Park?

>>214115629
Looks amazing like a jungle

>>214115984
Washington ya

>>214115513
Thank you, Manthura sounds absolutely delightful. Kinda sad that a lot of places are not open to non-hindus but it's understandable. Is English sufficient to comunicate with monks and other religious figures if I have questions?

>>214116006
I've hardly been to them all but I've been to a lot, and it's hard to beat the forests of the PNW

>>214116033
Euro and NA tourists seem to find our forests exceptionally beautiful but I found the European and North American forests the same way when I traveled.

It really do be about what you're used to

>>214116130
the humidity and presence of those gigantic trees adds so much to it that european alpine nature cannot compete

>>214116042
State Government tourist departments provide authorised and what is more important in Jeetlandia, vetted tourism service providers for like heritage walk or something, a list of them basically, mind you it will limit your options though, city subreddits are a good resource as well, below are some examples
https://uptourism.gov.in/en/governmentorders?cd=MgA1ADEA
https://www.mptourism.com/travel-agents.php
Also most state governments run their own Tourism Corporation hotels which are strategically located near wildlife sanctuaries, Archeological sites etc., although quality varies state to state and to be frank most in North Indian states are abysmal, best to stick to central government resources wherever available
https://www.indiaculture.gov.in/
https://itdc.co.in/
One archaeological site I'd suggest is the Chausath Yogini Temple in Madhya Pradesh
Some good old world famous sites are the Ajanta and Ellora caves although they no longer allow people inside the caves

>>214116714
Muchos gracias, I'll take what I can get, I appreciate the tips.

>>214112996 (OP)
we used to have oak forests from tel aviv to the carmel range but the ottomans cut it down. now only a few surviving patches remain

>>214113971
I took this photo while inceltrekking in that region

>>214117655
looks beautiful. what are the chances of stumbling upon cartel operations?

>>214118000
zero dude... it's a fucking ecological reserve
but it is a jaguar conservation region, so the chance of running into them is high, but they are harmless creatures

>>214118230
so it sounds like a paradise.

>>214118526
it's my favorite place, very peaceful and detached from this world
you are welcome here fren

>>214112996 (OP)
average forest in provence are like this

>>214112996 (OP)
>picrel
is a lie

>>214119669
name one real forest in central europe

>>214112996 (OP)
Our forests aren't as bad as the right pic, but it's still pretty grim. Less than 2% of our forests are old growth, the rest is owned by powerful landowners and cut down for profit every now and then. The few areas left are protected as national parks, but there's zero efforts to reclaim and protect the current forest plantations. There's a small mountain near me that I used to hike up, now they cut down all the trees and I've hardly gone there since. Mountain and alpine areas are also destroyed in the name of capitalism, with wind turbines, gondolas and stone staircases littering the landscape. To answer your question, some of the areas worth visiting are Østmarka and Gutulia national parks, the former is just outside Oslo

>>214119970
the plenty of pine trees + impressive geology + lakes combination is the reason why places like norway, bavaria and switzerland are still beautiful without real wilderness

>>214112996 (OP)
>average forest in Europe
That image is from a tree farm in the US though, literally used as the stock image on the Wikipedia article on the subject. Stop being dishonest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_plantation

bum

Like this or even denser if you go off the beaten path. Mostly on the hillsides and small mountains with many valleys - pretty hard to traverse in my opinion. I was totally surprised by the difference with Central Asian or European forests which you can just randomly walk through

we have some giant redwood trees for some reason. Someone planted them a long time ago

>>214124316
That's cool, I had no idea. Definitely putting that on my list of things to visit in Germany

>>214116243
The beauty of European alpine nature is that it sits chock a block with civilization, so the crisp air accompanies you right into the mountain chalet where you get a coffee and a mug of beer

American national parks are generally located miles and miles away from any sign of humanity so you essentially have to end your trip before you can exit the park - just to get to some shitty highway McDonald's

>>214124486
they look out of place, it's just cool if you've never seen one. Arboretum Heidelberg.

full of conscripts, reservists, mushroom pickers or lost persons

>>214112996 (OP)
>yt ppl don't season dey forests.

native americans in Brazil artificially built a huge forest of these pine trees 10,000 years ago. They produce so many pine nuts that they can feed armies alone.
these nuts are very tasty and often eat them

The woods in my cuntree (Iowa)

we don't have forest

Forest not too far from here.