So many awesome spindly old trees, they were almost better than the hoodoos.
New truck!
The problem with Bryce is that a photograph, especially when viewed on a little computer display, is never going to convey the immense scale or onslaught of detail that standing in the middle of a forest of trees and rocks will offer. I didn’t end up being very happy with many of the compositions and opted mostly to capture more abstract pieces. Also this trip is dedicated to monochrome.
Is clockwise or counterclockwise more prevalent for a tree spiral?
“The bristlecone pines are a small group of pine trees (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus, subsection Balfourianae) that are thought to reach an age far greater than that of any other single living organism known, up to nearly 5,000 years.”
I need to start writing down context with the quotes I overhear while travelling. Also, today is going to restart a few times.
Many of the dead trees in the park had a very pronounced twist to their grain, both in the main trunk as well as the branches. It was sometimes possible to see some twist in the bark as well, but more often than not the bark appeared normal and the helix appeared underneath. Anyone know why this is? There was speculation that it’s caused by lightning or asymmetrical wind loading, but neither are very satisfactory answers.
Anyone know what this is with all the dangly bits?