When a Tree Becomes a Landmark and Then a Destination

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A single white pine tree growing tall above the ridgeline of the Palisades became a personal landmark. It stood out in the winter amongst the hardwoods, in a landscape that was once dense with its kind. Such a tree is exactly what would have fit the definition of a landmark to a mariner 400 years ago. Eventually the landmark became a destination. I walked over the Hudson River, to the tree and back again. A 14-mile round trip.

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