hemlock trees on a creeping slope

August 6, 2013 • Pinnacle Peak Trail, Mount Rainier National Park • Lewis County, Washington

Coordinates: 46.75707,-121.73578 (click for map)
hemlock trees on a creeping slope (Tsuga mertensiana) [Pinnacle Peak Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Lewis County, Washington]
Filename: 20130806-194815.jpg 2160x2880 pixels, ISO 80, f4.0 @ 1/320 sec
Tsuga mertensiana

Notice how the trunks are all curved the same direction. When they first started growing, they were pointed upward, then the hillside started shifting beneath them. The tops of the trees compensated and pointed upwards, but the oldest parts of the trunks remained perpendicular to the ground.

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