As in most of the early villages along the Skagit river, one of the first priorities was to clear the forest land to provide space for a townsite and residential area. This photo of the Hamilton Logging Co. shows a crew in action.
Because of aridity and scarcity of rain Arabian Gulf is considered to be poor as far as natural plants are concerned. Natural vegetation in the Arabian Gulf region have deep roots or thorn-like small leaves, hence they endure aridity and overcome its impact.
The Gulf Coastal Plains is mostly praire along the Gulf Coast. But in other parts of the region, sprawling feilds of colorful wildflowers are a common sight. This region is famous for its vast feilds of the state flower; bluebonnets. People come from near and far to take pictures in these beautiful flowers.