[pct-l] The "A-plus" Tree

[rubberchuckie at yahoo.com (Chuckie V)]

In 2002, I too, was excited to lay me eyes upon "The A Tree". That year, thru-hikers and section hikers alike spread rumors about the most famous of trees: that it was "easily the most exciting attraction on the entire Pacific Crest Trail!" With each footstep, I grew more and 
more eager to finally see it. When I got there, I realized, to my dismay, that the joke was on me. This, of course, didn't stop me from informing southbounders that it was easily the most exciting attraction on the enire PCT!!! I'm sure that they, in turn, passed the message onto any nobo's behind me (the few there were, anyway). Truthfully, I'm with Mr Setzer on this one: call it, at the very most, the "A-minus Tree". But I'm giving it a D, and only for the humor it created.
 
Still, Deems, I fully recommend seeing it. Enjoy the hike in.
 
-Chuckie

 
 
 
>>>>I have seen "the A tree" in Section M (CA) mentioned many times in trail journals, guide books, trek books, and on this PCT forum. I'm a forester, intrigued by trees deeply personally and professionally, but the "A tree" sure stands out in my mind as something special. I haven't been lucky enough to hike through that section yet, but can someone who has explain the significance or tell the tale of "The A Tree"?     
 
-Deems


>>>>The A-tree really isn't that special.  There are two dirt roads that cross in an "X". On one side of the X there is a tree and people cut across from one road to the other just before the tree so one side of the "X" sort of looks like an "A" and the tree sits right in the hole of the letter "A".  Its just a normal tree and the roads make the "A" .  I probably didn't explain that well but maybe you can picture it.    
 
Steve Setzer