Changing landscape.
A statuesque stat·u·esque
adj.
Suggestive of a statue, as in proportion, grace, or dignity; stately.
stat u·esque Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi) that clung to the top of Sentinel Dame in Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park (yōsĕm`ĭtē), 761,266 acres (308,205 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890 as a result of the efforts of conservationist John Muir. Located in the Sierra Nevada, it is a glacier-scoured area of great beauty; Mt. fell in August, the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency.
Associated Press (AP)
Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. quoted park officials as saying. The landmark tree had been a favorite for photographers from as far back as Carleton Watkins in 1867 and Ansel Adams in 1940. The Jeffrey pine was also featured on many postcards from Yosemite. Park officials suggest that storms earlier in August may have been a cause of the tree's fall.
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