I have always loved trees, especially the magnificent ones. The towering Redwoods of Northern California. The Grand Oak trees in New Orleans. The Cypress trees that rise effortlessly from water. And of course, the delicate beauty of flowering trees like the Cherry Blossom. Trees come in all shapes and sizes, but what truly captivates me is their ability to endure. They withstand hurricanes, floods, snowstorms, animals, and perhaps most challenging of all, people. We climb the