The Secret Life of Trees (or if a tree falls in the forest is it actually plotting to kill you?)

One of the quirkier things my husband has been worrying about as we prepare for our AT thru-hike is getting hit by a falling tree, which has always amused me a bit.  It’s true that a lot of trees fall over in the forest.  We see them everywhere as we hike, tilting at crazy angles, ......

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