Twisted

Just a few shots from a fall hike. But no fall colors in this set! I promise!

How did this pine tree manage to grow like this? It has a huge twist out and around in its trunk, and ended up growing up straight again. Maybe someone twisted it up when it was young and flexible till it got like this. I'm not sure. It's dead now, as are many pines in the area thanks to the pine beetles. But its still standing, twisted though it may be.

A silhouette of the sky. The clouds look threatening, and it was mostly cloudy today.