If I Were Younger and Stupider, I Might Try It

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You see this a lot in Deep River County Park — a tree growing too close to the river gets its footing undermined by erosion, and falls over. This fallen tree is so big it spans the whole width of the river. If you look at the snow on the tree trunk, you can just make out a few of the footprints; it's hard to get them to show up on camera, but that snow is well trampled. Someone has been using this tree as a bridge. I hope it's a someone with four legs.

Speaking of erosion along the river…