Twists And Turns by beachzz
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Spotted this tree (think it might be madrone) in Yosemite, on the trail below Bridalveil Falls. Just loved the smooth bark and wonderful color. I have to wonder what caused it to become so twisted.
Comments (24)
jocko500
wow thought it was smooth because of people but this is nature lol
sharky_
There's one in every crowd...lol Aloha
charpix
It looks polished or varnished. It does make a fascinating subject, and unusual. That is quite a find.
bazza
Looks cool Marilyn, but it looks like it might be a seat now and you step on the stones to get on it..
auntietk
I thought madrone when I first looked, too. (Well ... I thought "madrona," and had to translate, but you know what I mean.) :P What a great find! Excellent shot.
bmac62
So smooooth. We have a tree on a lot in Missouri bent like this...the real estate salesman claimed it was an Indian Thong tree bent by them as a trail marker.
wysiwig
It looks like it has been worked by human hands. Its just the right height to work as a bench. Love the color and smooth bark. Wonderful catch.
blinkings
Same thing that makes us all so twisted....life! It looks like it's been inadvertently polished by people sitting on it. Great shot.
Feliciti
like his colortones too !!! great capture !!
awjay
my son used to call them 'sleeping trees'
jayfar
An artritic tree!!! Super shot and especially with the three stones in front and the three trees immediately behind
whaleman
Probably had thousands of poeple sitting on it!
fallen21
Excellent picture.
durleybeachbum
How interesting! irresistable seat!
jophoto
Perfect bench for weary hikers.
Faemike55
Very cool
MrsRatbag
I love how it seems that it's been stained and varnished; what a wonderful find!
hipps13
around it goes so much does warm hugs, Linda
bluedarkmoon
A wonderful place to sit down and take in this cool scenery!
bobrgallegos
Awesome capture!! Looks varnished.
goodoleboy
Kool kapture of the maverick tree with the styling gel, Marilyn. I often encounter stuff like this on my visits to botanical gardens, parks and such.
danapommet
WOW! Love that polished look Marilyn. All kind of strange things out there. Dana
Chipka
Amazing! I never saw anything like this (but then I've never seen lots of things!) I've seen a few bent trees in my life, and they were usually that way because of some obstacle that vanished a long time ago...another tree, perhaps? At any rate, this is an amazing photo! I love that smooth bark as well. That's something I've never seen before! Of course, maybe this is just an alien pretending to be a tree and it hasn't quite caught on how to make authentic-looking bark...in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the character Odo (a shape shifter) could never get noses right...so it stands to reason that a tree-mimic can't exactly do bark. Yeah, okay, that's a stretch! I love this shot, however; it's fantastic.
evielouise
Isn't that something it kind of makes me think of my aches and pains though lol great photo and unual find: