The place: Painted tree on Tenderfoot “S” Mountain near Salida. The winner: Suzy Patternson, Coaldale: Your rainbow-bright tree is on the “S” Mountain overlooking Salida. The work of art ...

I love drawing trees; they can be complex to draw, particularly the very large ones with twisted trunks that have a lot of character. Very large trees have been around for hundreds of years; they ...

The tree on the mountain predates Cressey’s arrival in Arizona in 2010. He said he came across it while hiking Camelback one day and it helped him through a lonely time in a new city.