Best of 2012 – Canopy of a Banyan tree in Hawaii

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11 Dec 2012

Canopy of a Banyan tree in Hawaii.
Canopy of a Banyan tree in Hawaii. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

For the month of December, I’ll be posting some of my favorite pictures from 2012. All of these photos were taken during the course of my reporting travels.

This is the view up the main trunk of a Banyan tree on the Big Island of Hawaii. Taken December 10, 2012.

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