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Published: 2008-09-25 20:48:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 8263; Favourites: 116; Downloads: 0
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A lone tree in the abandoned Dinorwig slate mines, Wales.Related content
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Love this pic, it has a sort of surreal beauty to it, the fact it seems to be growing quite happily in a slate quarry and how the green really stands out against the grey.
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Thanks! We found this tree by accident when we went up a bank to the right of Dali's Hole. Once at the top of the slope, you go through a tunnel then skirt round a bit of a drop then you come out and a huge pile of slate is in front of you. Look around above you because this tree is on one of the ledges.
Thanks for the faves 
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Your welcome 
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Yeah, it's different everytime because the weather is so changeable up there and there are so many different paths so you never know what you might come across.
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I really adore this. That nature can overcome obstacles and grow just about anywhere and this proves it! People should be this way, unafraid to grow anywhere : )
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Very well put. Thank you very much for this thoughtful response
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You're welcome! It turned out really well.
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Wow.
That is honestly amazing.
It looks almost magic, because of the contrast between the tree and the desolate greys of the cliff.
Fantastic...
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Thanks so much for that enthusiastic reaction to the picture. It was an inspiring sight to see. It looked like a bansai tree against the backdrop of the massive slate sided surround. Thanks for faving it
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wow, that's awesome! before I read the description I thought it was a bonsai tree, its surroundings dwarfed it so.
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Yes, it is deceiving. Thanks very much for the comment
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Thanks! This seems to be my most popular picture and it's one of my favourites too.
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Brilliant picture. Like the fact there's no sky, so the cliff behind seems endless. Will have to try and find this place on the map
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Thanks very much, it's one of my favourites too. It's worth a trip there because there is natural beauty amongst those man-made piles of slate. It is kind of a mecca for vertical climbers but also for the casual rambler who likes something a little different, it will definitely surprise you.
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PS What you doing up at 1:30 am on a Thursday morning?
PPS Yeah Multimap link got screwed
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Being unemployed
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Heh. Working from home near Newtown (for a company in Brum) as a Flash game developer, but spending too much time exploring, procrastinating, and getting drunk currently. Ho hum
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Yeah, the internet is definitely a bugger for wasting time but this site gives me a creative outlet which i don't get anywhere else so i spend more time here than i do anywhere else on the internet.
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Know what you mean, but I really should spend more time working and less time checking dA messages
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Dinorwic is such a tiny place but the nearest town is Llanberis. You can see the slate quarry on Google maps.
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Yeah, I can see it on the Multimap/OS option, definitely looks a good place to explore (and the surrounding area - plenty of streams and lakes up higher)
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I am yet to get to the higher levels of the quarry but i am going there again in June so i will see what else the place has to offer then.
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Look forward to seeing the photos
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amazing! What a beautiful shot, looks almost like a Bonsai tree
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Thanks! It's one of my favourites.
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WOAH!
...WOOOOOOOOAH!
Thats like a once in a lifetime shot!
How do you stumble across something this amazing??
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Thanks very much! 
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