This image captures a twisted, dead tree standing resiliently against the backdrop of the Grand Canyon's North Rim. The vibrant green flora surrounding the dead tree is in character with the life and death environment which they inhabit. Extremes of temperature are the hallmark of this place, searingly hot in summer and deathly cold and ice-clad in the winter months. The hazy blue canyon below, a bend in the mighty Colorado River just visible, the dramatic sky dotted with clouds, all add depth to the scene of the rugged, hostile but utterly beautiful environment that the Grand Canyon is renowned for.
This image captures a twisted, dead tree standing resiliently against the backdrop of the Grand Canyon's North Rim. The vibrant green flora surrounding the dead tree is in character with the life and death environment which they inhabit. Extremes of temperature are the hallmark of this place, searingly hot in summer and deathly cold and ice-clad in the winter months. The hazy blue canyon below, a bend in the mighty Colorado River just visible, the dramatic sky dotted with clouds, all add depth to the scene of the rugged, hostile but utterly beautiful environment that the Grand Canyon is renowned for.