A Big Tree in A Small Town

This white oak in Earlysville, Virginia is the second largest in the state and sits atop a hillside overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was destined for demolition by an airport expansion project before local residents organized to save it.

© Mark Routt 2012

6 comments on “A Big Tree in A Small Town”

mystorymyperspective
February 26, 2012

beautiful capture!

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- mark routt
  March 8, 2012
  
  thank you!
  
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t.on.air
February 27, 2012

I like the black/white contrast you created.

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- mark routt
  March 8, 2012
  
  Thank you! I appreciate the comment.
  
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Kandr
February 27, 2012

Literally the tree of life!

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- mark routt
  March 8, 2012
  
  Hopefully it will remain so.
  
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This entry was posted on February 26, 2012 by Mark Routt in Art, Photography, Travel and tagged landscape, tree, virginia.

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