Friday 12/16/2011
9:20pm (970 notes)
Silent Senators Rise in Majesty from Sierra Snows
Two stands of exceptionally fine trees make up the Senate and House groups. The President Tree, in lonely splendour, keeps vigil near by. A wide-angle camera lens brought lofty branches into the picture, but perspective made the ramrod-straight boles appear to lean. Sequoia’s distinctive awl-like needles stay on branches all year.
National Geographic, 1959
