This tree is famous and visited often in the Checkerboard Mesa area of Zion National Park. I like to visit this tree because it is inspiring to see something growing in such a difficult place yet lasting year after year.
The trouble is capturing a unique view. I was here with several other photographers and basically didn’t get much of value. After they had left I was poking around trying to find a nice spot for the next time I was in the area. Then I saw the silhouette against the morning sun lit rocks and new I had what I was looking for without having to come back.
