Natural processes create a seemingly infinite variety of abstract patterns in and on the bark of the Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii), Southern Oregon’s signature tree. So, as winter starts being pushed aside by the warm caresses of Spring, here are more images selected from the bark of these endlessly fascinating trees.










Thanks! It takes some willpower to not spend a whole hike just wandering among the madrones looking for abstracts! 🙂
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These are gorgeous!
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