Live Oak along Hoop Pole Creek Trail

This lovely Live Oak tree is just a few yards off of the Hoop Pole Creek Nature trail in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. This short hiking path, maintained by the NC Coastal Federation can be found across from the Bojangles restaurant along Highway 58 (also known as Fort Macon Road). This trail features boardwalks and a paved path for most of its length. The walkway switches to sand as it reaches an overlook of an esturary area.

The limbs and branches of this tree twist and turn upwards towards the sky. The floor below is covered by thick, green vines. The dominate colors in the photo are green, with the dark brown, black and grey of the trunk and limbs. The sky peaking through the foliage is predominantly blue/grey as the photo was taken on a raining June afternoon.

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