Trees
Sunday evening, while it was still light, we hiked a short stretch of a National Scenic Trail that runs behind Randy's daughter's house. This past spring a severe thunderstorm was accompanied by microbursts. A microburst are defined as "columns of sinking air," though that meteorological description does not even hint at its aggressive and seemingly selective destruction.
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More pictures after the jump
While these few trees were twisted and snapped seemingly at whim, most of the trees were still standing, including this giant hemlock which continues to stand where it has been growing for hundreds of years.
When we've been out in the Beijing countryside, we often are marveling at the Walls, Great, Old, and other, that have lasted the centuries. The Walls were built by people, so solidly that they have long outlasted their use. Sunday, our hike took us past a few trees that have also withstood the centuries, as well as this spring's microburst. Both places allow us a view into history, and how things have changed, but in very different ways.
\More pictures after the jump
While these few trees were twisted and snapped seemingly at whim, most of the trees were still standing, including this giant hemlock which continues to stand where it has been growing for hundreds of years.
When we've been out in the Beijing countryside, we often are marveling at the Walls, Great, Old, and other, that have lasted the centuries. The Walls were built by people, so solidly that they have long outlasted their use. Sunday, our hike took us past a few trees that have also withstood the centuries, as well as this spring's microburst. Both places allow us a view into history, and how things have changed, but in very different ways.
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