05 May 2013

Black Hills Overlook Trail, May 5, 2013

Trail along the Black Hills Overlook in the Nebraska National Forest, May 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)
It's a clear blue sky, and I'd sure like to see some clouds up there. But the blue contrasts nicely with the dead orange needles in the trees. The Black Hills Overlook got burned during the 2012 wildfires in the region, and six months later the area is regrowing, but the blackened trees will take a while to recede. The trail meanders up the hill, providing a nice curving counterbalance to the large tree in the foreground and leading quite literally from front to back. With a stately look like that, the clean blue sky feels appropriate.