Newly Discovered Tree Looks Like Darth Vader

[Jazzy]

Star Wars conventions are usually held in major cities, but from now on, devoted fans may want to gather smack dab in the middle of a forest -- at Redwood National Park, to be precise.



Several weeks ago, the national park, located just north of Eureka, Calif., opened its first new hiking trail in 10 years, and it appears the Force is strong with the brand-new path.



Redwood enthusiast Richard Stenger, of the Humboldt County Convention and Visitors Bureau, told AOL News that a major surprise awaits imaginative visitors on the trail: a giant redwood tree that resembles Darth Vader's iconic mask from Star Wars.

When you look at the tree from a certain angle, it looks just like Darth Vader. It's a very big, dark redwood, too, so that adds to the visual. We think the tree is likely a survivor of fires and lightning strikes, which would explain its scars and dark appearance, Stenger said.



Stenger said the Darth Vader Tree, as it's being called, can be found roughly halfway through the three-mile Berry Glen Trail -- not too long a trek for die-hard Star Wars fans.



Story link: http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/17/newly-discovered-tree-looks-like-darth-vader/

 

[Evil Eye]

I don't really see it...

 

[DrLeftover]

I think they'd get more traffic if they said it looked like the Virgin Mary.



That usually packs them in from all over the world.

 

[stm]

wow this is interesting.



I guess he really does use the force to make trees

 

[The Dragon Master]

Uhhh... I don't see it...

 

[Jazzy]

When you look at the tree from a certain angle, it looks just like Darth Vader.

I don't see it either and they should have posted an angle picture.

 

[Durandal]

Yeah, I'm not seeing it; hell, I could probably make out baby Jesus easier out of that than the Dark Lord of the Sith. I think this is like one of those Virgin Mary situations.