Friday, March 6, 2009

The Witness Tree

7111 Spring Valley Road NW
Salem, OR

This 250+ year old white oak tree recently received the Oregon Heritage Tree designation for its use as a survey marker in 1854.
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8 comments:

  1. cieldequimperMarch 7, 2009 at 1:06 AM

    Beautiful photo and thank you for the historical bit. It's nice to know that that particular tree is so old and remembers so much.

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  2. -Chris-March 7, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    Wah ! Love it. That, my friend, is a nice "contre jour".

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  3. Jane Hards PhotographyMarch 7, 2009 at 6:35 PM

    You got me again. Gorgeous.

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  4. Jerez / Sherry /Eve2.0March 8, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    Wow!! What a gorgeous shot!!!!

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  5. KarenMarch 8, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    Absolutely beautifully captured sunset and tree photo.

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  6. Fabrizio ZanelliMarch 9, 2009 at 4:04 AM

    This photo is absolutely beautiful. Colours, backlight and atmosphere make it a wonderful paint.

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  7. Marie-NoyaleMarch 9, 2009 at 2:28 PM

    Such a good choice of lighting!!

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  8. LynetteMarch 9, 2009 at 8:57 PM

    I adore this photo and the reason for it is absolutely splendid. Thank you.

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