This forest is one of the first places new players encounter when setting out in the land across Middle Earth. It’s a bright forest, full of vibrant greens and browns when the sun is shining but can quickly turn dark and dangerous one when straying off the path.
Trees
Chetwood is full of old trees, reaching high into the sky. Their large branches help block out rain on rainy days and their leaves throw delicate patterns of sunlight on sunny days.
PJ Hoffmaster State Park, Muskegon, MI (afternoon)
Chetwood North, Bree-land (noon)
Spiders
One of the most surprising and unexpected encounters is that of an arachnid the size of a hobbit. Brigand in the forest are expected, but a swarm of large, web-spinning spiders advancing on a new adventurer is enough to make them flee in fear.
Pickerel Lake Park, Cannonsburg, MI (afternoon)
Chetwood North, Bree-land (morning)
PJ Hoffmaster State Park, Muskegon, MI (afternoon)
Chetwood North, Bree-land (noon)
Wolves
Off course the problem with fleeing from the Chetwood spiders is running into a den of wolves.
Miami Metrozoo, Miami, FL (afternoon)
Chetwood North, Bree-land (noon)
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February 18, 2011 at 3:41 pm
lol how did you get that picture of the wolf/fox? don’t they run away?
really nice pictures! thanks for posting
February 18, 2011 at 4:11 pm
I wondered that too! However, this is a great way to end the week.
February 19, 2011 at 6:27 am
Because it’s a dog? lol
February 19, 2011 at 1:46 pm
A New Guinea Singing Dog actually
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea_Singing_Dog
February 19, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Dude. This is just for fun not to examine the exact breed and linage of the freaking pictures. You are WAY over thinking this. Also, no one likes a know it all. Just enjoy the photos, man.
February 19, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Relax, mate.
This was just as educational for me as it could be for you. I used the knowledge of the internet to learn something here since I don’t know all at all. Now I know what the rarest dog in the world looks like, I find that pretty cool actually.
February 18, 2011 at 7:36 pm
In-game? I spent a good 30 minutes at least trying to get a wolf in a good spot. Every time I or positioned the wolf would run off! Lol.
And hooray for having a shot from the zoo. The fox shot I had from northern Michigan was too fuzzy. :/
February 19, 2011 at 6:34 am
The “spiderweb” in the photo of a webbed up twig is actually a caterpillar hatching web. (Example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/477080513/ )
February 20, 2011 at 9:59 am
Those pics are amazing! They did such an awesome job with the graphics in this game!
Also, the pic comparing the wolves, looks more like a coyote. The bushy tail is a dead give-away. Just sayin.
February 20, 2011 at 10:56 pm
The wolf picture is from Miami metro zoo. Don’t you think the zoo would know what the animal is and labelled it correctly?
Anyway, thanks for the comparison. I enjoy all the articles of photo comparisons a lot.