Thursday, July 21, 2016

Red Car Canyon: Falling Trees Ahead

Photo: Diane Edwardson, June 9, 2016.  This pine tree has finally gone beyond a 45 degree angle. That's not a branch, it's the whole tree. The only thing holding it up is another pine tree on the opposite side of the trail.
Photo: Diane Edwardson, June 9, 2016.  The large tree at the Charles Lacy Memorial seems to have died this winter.  Perhaps it just couldn't take another year of drought.  Bees used to love this tree.  It used to host some pretty cool mushrooms too.