Treefall

We went with Liz to the Louis C. Clark Sanctuary in Glen Head a few days back.  It is an 8 acre nature preserve that I have been driving by for years and years!  I just never got around to going there.  A large part of it is wetlands, so it's great for birdwatching, but not hiking.  In my explorations, I came across this incredible scene.  What you are looking at are two tree blowdowns that apparently happened years apart.  As the trees fell their roots pulled up the earth that was supporting them.  You can see the group of trees that are silvery on the left.  The tree that fell on the right is not visible.  There must have been a couple of really strong wind events that took these trees down.  The scene is a bit surrealistic, and beautiful in a strange way as well.  This is a large panorama, so please click on it to see a much larger image.  You will be stunned when the image opens!