Fine Art | Yellowstone Tree

Fine Art | Yellowstone Tree   This Yellowstone Tree image came from a trip in the fall. Ground water and steam runoff from Yellowstone’s thermal features periodically floods the area around these lodgepole pine trees; killing them.  Several geysers can be seen steaming in the background.  Then silica precipitates upon the dead tree trunks creating the white “bobby sock” trees.  This silica slowly impregnates the wood and over time, could eventually petrify the wood. These striking trees stand tall against mostly clear skies.  For the whole story with all images, see Fine Art | a 7 Image Story.