Desert Trees

Here are some trees across the crater. In general, you find desert trees in low ground where they can get their roots down to water level. They take a long time to grow and live a very long time. Unlike a forest, where trees blend in, in the desert a tree is a major landmark, sometimes marked on maps, and a unique source of shade in the midday heat, when the sun is beating down from overhead. These trees have a lot of character-they're gnarly, leaning in crazy directions and sometimes leaking creosote tar randomly.