Mt. Anderson in the distance, a photo by wild trees on Flickr.
What? No trees? This photo of the upper part of Cameron Creek, looking across Cameron Basin to Mt. Anderson in the distance shows how trees respond when the snow gets deep. They grow wide -- and short. There a couple mountain hemlocks in this photo, but each has about ten different tops, as the tree gets broken down and then grows a new leader in that particular space. This photo, looking inward to snowy peaks -- in August -- seems fitting as we end February on a cold note.
Supremely lovely. It looks as if those stubborn old hemlocks are peering into the crevasse, enjoying the view they work so hard to maintain.
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