Today was spent exploring 'down range' on Fort Carson. Along the way we came across a huge fallen cottonwood tree. I don't know how to age a tree, but I'm sure this one had to be well over 100 years old. It lay in the field like sunbleached dinosaur bones. A closer look revealed that it was actually two giant trees intertwined, locked in a lovers embrace.
Rocky almost couldn't get up ontop of the fallen giant. One wonders what could have caused such a massive tree to fall.
Steve stood by the fractured trunks to give a better idea of the immensity of the ancient trees.
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At first, I thought it was drift wood....
; )
Thanks for bring the size of this tree into perspective. I am always captured by a fallen tree. Great photos.
Marlene-PurelyPoetry
Trees my favorite!!!! We do have the same "camera eye" don't we??? I have been working on a fallen willow and even though it is only connected to the ground by 10% of its root now it still lives and leaves even the mushrooms that sprouted on it's trunk before it fell in a wind storm are un damamged.....new owners bought the lot and I am sure that willow will end up as firewood soon.....my son disabled the wood chopper they left behind to save the trees! lol
so pretty where you live jodi! makes me wanna go back for a visit :-)
Nice perspectives on these ancient bones!
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