Above is one of my favorite trees. It’s a madrone that is at Fort Worden State Park (one of my favorite locations for photography). I really like this tree for its symmetry and fully formed shape. So many madrone have non-symmetrical shapes due to their neighbors blocking light. This one has been able to grown in an open area for years and years.
Below is a magnificent Douglas Fir that is along the Ira Spring Wetlands trail in the Bogachiel Rainforest, just outside the Olympic National Park. You can barely see the opening into the interior of the trunk … too small for an adult, but I’m sure small kids and animals frequent the small area. I was sorry that the opening was such that I couldn’t get a good view of it.
Wonderful Pictures and text, thank you!