This is (was) the champion cottonwood tree. The largest cottonwood tree in north america, located right here in boulder county. Yesterday for reasons unknown, the tree caught fire and burnt to the ground. Made for some cool photos, but is a sad story none the less :(
Byron Fair Photography
on May 24Awesome but sad
k dunlap
on May 24Very strange! Did someone set fire to it? What do they think caused it? Cool photo
John Bennett
on May 24Yes a very sad sight. Is the damage survivable?