slgwv's photos with the keyword: pinyon

A piñon pine trying to hang on as the ground erodes away around it. Near Cascade Falls trailhead, Utah, USA.

Another view, showing the approximately parallel downed trees. Detailed description on adjacent photo.

From a distance I'd assumed that these trees had been cut down by human action, for a firebreak or range improvement or whatever. However, they're not cut but ripped out of the ground, root crown and all, and are also lying more or less parallel. It looks like a violent wind ripped them up. Judging by the size of the trees that have grown up since, it was a few decades back. The trees all appear to be piñon pines, btw. You _wouldn't_ have wanted to be here when this happened! Near Erastra Spring, Pine Nut Range, Nevada, USA.