November 4, 2026

The Luck of Circumstances
Makoshika State Park, Montana
2026

Trees don’t have any more control over the circumstances of their birth than humans do. But if this tree actually was able to choose it’s spot, it chose well–for the view anyway. Given the erosion going on around it, the spot doesn’t provide the best odds on a long life. But then a safe but boring life is highly overrated.