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Burmis Tree
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This tree was once the must photograph tree in the world and may still be. It's in Highway 3 just before Bellvue.
The Burmis tree is dead. It's been that way since 1978. Sometime around its 300th birthday, this limber pine tree did what all life does eventually. But in its death, it has become a rather popular destination for photographers. Its location on a ridge with a mountain background makes it aesthetically pleasing to say the least, but what's truly remarkable is that the tree, dead now for decades, shows little to no sign of rotting
The Burmis tree is dead. It's been that way since 1978. Sometime around its 300th birthday, this limber pine tree did what all life does eventually. But in its death, it has become a rather popular destination for photographers. Its location on a ridge with a mountain background makes it aesthetical…