Location Taken: Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park
Time Taken: June 2008
Do not be sad when the giants of the forest fall.
They have lived long, they have lived strong. All that has happened is that their time is ended.
In their passing, the world around them springs into life, reaping the benefits of a life well lived.
The wood itself becomes a home and a source of food, for all sorts of flora and fauna. And in falling, the great tree leaves empty its spot in the sun. Many others, long in shadow, crowd in to fight for right of place.
In time, the space will be filled by another giant, or perhaps several smaller trees will reach an equilibrium. And only monuments like this will last, and then fade away.
