Come Walk with Me
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I found a Hobbit Tree, painted the perfect little rock for its doorway, and went back to deliver it. There was just one problem. I couldn't find the tree. Fortunately, the mountain provided another solution. And then there are the trees that apparently exist simply to mess with me. On a hike with Ghost, I discovered a wonderful tree with a little opening at its base that looked exactly like a Hobbit hole. Obviously, such a discovery required a rock. I went home and painted on

I thought I had discovered "Mother Tree." Then my brother found an old journal hidden among her rocks, and I learned something wonderful. Other people had recognized her long before I arrived. I first spotted Mother Tree from one of my favorite trails in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. The trail looks west across rolling grasslands and forests toward the Pacific Ocean, and I've hiked it many times over the years. One day, I noticed an enormous, beautifully shap

There's an enormous old tree beside Indian Rock Trail that always reminds me of my Grandpa. At first, I'll admit, it was the nose. But the longer I've known Grandpa Tree, the more I've realized the resemblance goes much deeper. There's an enormous old tree standing beside Indian Rock Trail that I pass regularly on my hikes. I call him Grandpa Tree. I'll admit that it started with the nose. My Grandpa had a substantial nose. So does this old forest giant. But the more I've tho