August challenge: the Kalaloch Tree of Life
The Sitka Spruce is a pretty amazing tree. Previously we had a look at the largest known Sitka Spruce in the world, soaring nearly two hundred feet into the sky. Today’s featured image is a much smaller example, but nearly as remarkable. The Kalaloch Tree of Life ekes out its precarious existence on the wild coast of the Olympic Peninsula, struggling to maintain a foothold while the earth beneath its feet has completely washed away.
And, there’s this dramatically sprawling tree, suggesting to me either a samurai warrior or a dancer:
All this and much more await you at Kalaloch, my favorite stop of our just-completed tour from Victoria to Portland.
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Both trees just wow! Samurai I’d say.
Quite impressive Scott. That tree will just not give up!
Gnarly trees! Great photos!
What amazing trees. They show how to hang on for dear life when things go pear shaped.