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The Doerner Fir (also known as the Brummit Fir) is a douglas fir in the Coast Range northwest of Tenmile, Oregon. At 327 feet in height (2008 survey), it is one of the tallest known trees in the world that is not a redwood as it rivals in height to Centurion, a Eucalyptus regnans tree in Tasmania. Originally it was 329 feet from a 1991 survey. Discovered in 1988, a short trail from the parking lot leads one to its large 11.5 foot diameter base. The top 60' feet of it however does appear to have died off so it won't get any taller.
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.