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Whorls within whorls
Ring detail of an ancient fallen tree -
Vine & Cedars
Vine Maple (foreground), western red cedar (background), in the Grove of the Patriarchs -
Two Thousand Years
Ancient Douglas-fir trees at the Grove of the Patriarchs, Mount Rainier National Park. Both are over one thousand years old, and have just barely enough remaining foliage to keep them alive. One was truncated by a storm; the other has a dead crown. -
The Parliament of Trees
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such verticals
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Root Dweller
Me, in the roots of a downed tree at the Grove of the Patriarchs, Mount Rainier National Park (photo by Ben Cade) -
Reach for the skies
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Ohanapecosh
Ohanapecosh River, Mount Rainier National Park -
He who would cross the bridge of death
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Every twig
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Copper creek
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Ancient Cedar
Top of ancient western red cedar. -
Ancient Cedar
Western Red Cedar at the Grove of the Patriarchs. -
Ancient Cedar
Western Red Cedar at the Grove of the Patriarchs. (The broad bright leaves at lower right belong to another tree that is intertwined with the cedar).