Making an Arch

* Recumbent Trails * Visitors on the Bent Trails * Magic Carpet Ride * On the Edge Trail *

* Introduction * Wheels in the Garden * Wheels Outside the Garden *

* Lawn Paths * Exterior Gravel Paths * Interior Trails *

* Flooded Trails * Trails in Snow * Trails at Night * Thomas, Jack, and Jordan * Fall *

This arch began its life as two apple trees. I cut down one and integrated its trunk with a live tree to make a bench. 


    
In June of 2010, record heavy rains softened
    the ground and weighted down the leaves so much that it all toppled
    over.


    
I mourned the loss of the Blenheim, a delicious
    heirloom apple, but immediately began to see possibilities for
    the unique branching structures. How many places could I fit
    through on a trike? Four.


    
There are advantages to having more than
    one obsession.

The apple tree trunks are woven in with Beauty of Littleworth rhododendrons to make an intricate labyrinth, with multiple entrances and exits.