Southeastern PA: Where can I found a single tree in a forest clearing?

September 1, 2013 5:55 PM

I'm trying to take a particular photo, so I'm looking for a clearing in a forest, that has a prominent tree by itself within that clearing (On top of a hill works too).

I'm trying to recapture a sort of look you often see in fantasy movies, where there's a thick forest, and this clearing in the forest that's treeless, except for one prominent tree - you can see the rest of the forest within the frame, but it's clearly the singular tree in the area. If I can't find that, I'll settle for a tree on top of a hill, by itself. I couldn't find any good photo examples of the first right away, but a quick google image showed this one of a single tree on a hill here.

I'm in southeastern PA (Doylestown area), and I'm looking for any example of this someone knows of within a 1.5 hour drive. GPS coordinates, addresses, or trails welcome.

Thanks!

posted by Strudel to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Clark Nature Center off of 413 in Newtown by the benches / learning area at the center of the park had one or two trees in the central clearing when I cleaned up the park and built the nature trail many years ago. Last time I was at the park, it was still like that and there might have been a similar area back by the creek at the far side of the trail away from 413.
posted by Nackt at 6:05 PM on September 1, 2013

Tinicum Park, maybe? Though I can't think of a specific site... nothing at Lake Galena that I can think of... Google Earth might show you something.
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 6:33 PM on September 1, 2013

Tyler Park is always nice, and there's certainly a lot of it. Don't know if you'll necessarily find your example there, but it's big.
posted by lumensimus at 7:04 AM on September 2, 2013