| Spindle-thin trunks of Douglas fir and western larch stood in anemic, dying thickets, toppling like the flagpoles of small, failed nations. |
| The cool indigo of the subtly patterned wallpaper and the basin complements the honey tones of the fir cabinetry and trim. |
| Randy and Jan and John Paul roar off in a borrowed ranger pickup parked under the big white fir by the hose rack. |
| Forestry is also important, with a third of the land covered by birch, pine and fir in the north and oak, ash, beech and maple farther south. |
| Passengers disembark as the train idles, stepping into air scented by Douglas fir and lodgepole pine. |
| The same holds true for many of lodgepole pine's spruce and subalpine fir neighbors. |
