The winner: Suzy Patternson, Coaldale: Your rainbow-bright tree is on the “S” Mountain overlooking Salida. The work of art is a standing-dead tree painted in bright colors and created by ...

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.

The Hotshots Juniper is recognized as a state and national Champion Tree. While its exact age is impossible to pinpoint, the tree is easily over 1,000 years old — some sources estimate it may be ...