Aboriginal Canoe Tree

it is clearly visible here where bark was removed from the tree to make a canoe. Construction of the canoe required patience and much skill
http://www.murrayriver.com.au/about-the-murray/bark-canoe-trees/

[Louise & Ken]

Absolutely fascinating, Chris! WIthout your link, I might not have realized what I was looking at! Ingenuity is such a remarkable thing!

[Gayle]

Wow! How very interesting! Thank you so much for including the link...quite amazing! Terrific shot! :-)

[gloria jones]

Great capture, light...very interesting

[Joyce]

Wow. This is such an interesting shot and history to go with it. Fav

[KoalaGardens🐨]

what a great tree! fav

[KoalaGardens🐨]

I just noticed that we have the same camera :)

[Chris K]

@koalagardens i love my camera but have not yet spent time learning to use it on manual. Thanks for the fav.

[Chris K]

@Weezilou @gaylewood @seattlite @thistle thanks all. glad you found it interesting. This tree must be very old.

[Susan Klassen]

How interesting - amazing that the trees survived!

[Nina Ganci]

wonderful tree that withstood the test of time. Thanks for the info

[Chris K]

@suklassen @ninaganci it is amazing to think how old this tree is. A liviing history lesson