Personally I thought you were almost hidden there... you blended right in... I especially liked the other photo I snapped and sent you... one of us will have to post that one too :))) I had such a great time!
Gheez Heather, don't you know you are not supposed to stay out all night drinking before going hiking the next day. Another possibility...dead tree hugging.
You sure have some big trees in your part of the country. Michigan, at one time nearly all forest, has been clear-cut a couple times since the white man arrived. Only some very small parcels of virgin forest remain, and they are privately owned. Gigantic trees are a rare find, unfortunately.
The truth be told...
You "are" hugging this tree....
is ok ...
I do feel the loss myself.
Is such a pity that this huge tree had to fall...
and worst of all to not get some use out of it..