One of the nicest guys I learned to paraglide with passed away in a motorcycle accident today.

Rest in Peace Svein…you were a hell of a nice guy. Boy life is short.

The brown trees in the above pictures were caused by the pine beetle….
The beetles kill the trees by boring through the bark into the phloem layer on which they feed and in which eggs are laid. Pioneer female beetles initiate attacks, and produce pheromones which attract other beetles and results in mass attack. The trees [...]