A Mutilated Tree

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Well, folks, now you know why I dare not read this blog sober. The others, yes: this one, no.

I promised you a shot of the mutilated tree. Maybe I can get it right this time. Lessee... yep, that's the one. This tree has been hit so often that many of the limbs have had to be amputated (boom). I find it curious that the path of the current flow tends to duplicate that of previous strikes, instead of finding an entirely new path. In this particular case, the most recent strike has blown out large amounts of wood, having followed the scar of previous hits. Why would it do that?

This is the only tree I have found which has clearly been hit more than once (and very likely three times). The lesson here might be that if you live in this neighborhood you should be wary of venturing out on the Highline Canal (boom) Trail when there are thunderstorms in the area.