Sunday, June 26, 2011

The Tree of Tenere

The loneliest tree in the world (notice they did not say unhappiest). The tree was located in northeast Niger about 120 miles from the nearest other tree. I say "was" because, apparently some drunken Lybian managed to knock it over with his truck (in 1973 or so).

The only tree for 120 miles.

In a desert.


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