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Relax under Live Oak Trees at Goose Island State Park with Guitar by James Curran (revised)

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Channel: KennethKramm · 2012 · Travel & Events

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Relax under live oak trees at Goose Island State Park in Rockport, Texas. Explore an old-dune woodland community while listening to James Curran play the guitar. And at the end of the video, don't miss a tribute to the Texas Champion Live Oak.

The "Big Tree" at Goose Island State Park was named the State Champion Coastal Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) in 1969, and is thought to be one of the largest in the nation.

The "Big Tree" numbers:
Trunk Circumference: 35 feet 1 and 3/4 inches or 10.71 meters
Average Trunk Diameter: 11 feet 2 and 1/4 inch or 3.41 meters
Crown Spread: 89 feet or 27.1 meters
Height: 44 feet or 13.4 meters
Age: In excess of 1,000 years

Plaque at the front of the Big Tree by John E. Williams:

Welcome to my home.

I am a live oak tree and I am very old. I have seen spring return more than a thousand times. I can remember hundreds of hurricanes, most I'd rather forget, but I withstood. There was a big fire once. I hate fires.

Around me are my offspring. We are an old-dune woodland community. We provide shelter and acorns for squirrels, jays, raccoons, bobwhite, deer, javelina, and most other members of our community.

For most of my life I belonged only to myself. Now I belong to you, or so I'm told. Humpf! Branch breakers and root tramplers the lot of you.

Some years ago someone came and patched my cracks, trimmed my dead branches, killed my pests and healed my fungus rots. Was that you? I'm feeling much better, thank you.

I am tired now. You may leave me in peace when you are ready to go. Please leave my home as you found it. I have important things to do. The seasons are changing again and I must get ready.

Videography by Ken Kramm, March 2012, Canon Vixia HF S20, GoPro HD Hero2, Bushnell Trophy Cam, Final Cut Pro X. Music by James Curran: Amazing Grace 02, Bye Bye Blackbird 03. Creative Commons license Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 http://www.archive.org/details/JamesCurranSoloFingerstyleGuitarDemo6

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