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Dead tree along Cornfield Spring Road near Kelso Depot, with Kelso Dunes in the background

01782-dead-tree.jpg I pass an ant hill on Cornfield Spring RoadThumbnailsMy tires hiss gently as I ride through the sand at the bottom of Cornfield Road toward Kelso DepotI pass an ant hill on Cornfield Spring RoadThumbnailsMy tires hiss gently as I ride through the sand at the bottom of Cornfield Road toward Kelso DepotI pass an ant hill on Cornfield Spring RoadThumbnailsMy tires hiss gently as I ride through the sand at the bottom of Cornfield Road toward Kelso DepotI pass an ant hill on Cornfield Spring RoadThumbnailsMy tires hiss gently as I ride through the sand at the bottom of Cornfield Road toward Kelso DepotI pass an ant hill on Cornfield Spring RoadThumbnailsMy tires hiss gently as I ride through the sand at the bottom of Cornfield Road toward Kelso Depot

This tree probably died decades ago. Since no trees grow naturally in this area without supplementary water, this must be a relic of an old homestead or some other installation.