
Yellowstone National Park is full of breathtaking scenery. You can drive from wildflower covered hills and grass covered valleys, to snow-scattered mountains such as the ones in this photo. I had to be prepared for significant changes in temperature along this trip, ready for just about anything. I often find myself pointing my camera at a dead tree as the focal point of my photo. There is something hauntingly beautiful about a naked tree, the branches reaching out and forming interesting shapes. No longer a living part of this world but a significant aspect of the current landscape in which it once lived.
Did you know a tree like this is called a rampike? I only learnt this recently, and the word will figure in my ‘Wild words’ series of posts. Gorgeous photo! 🙂
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No I did not, thanks for that!
I’ll have to check out your other “wild words”
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Beauty and… sadness?
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