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The Witchy Tree

A gnarled and twisted Bristlecone Pine tree looms over us with the Milky Way stretching across the sky in the White Mountains of California. With a small flashlight the edges and textures of the bark were illuminated giving the tree a spooky appearance.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2014
Date Uploaded: 09.2015
Photo Location: Big Pine, California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © Beverly Houwing