Burmis Three along the # 3

I was sent to Cranbrook, BC for a story for Reader's Digest last Friday and to get there takes you along the #3 through Crowsnest pass. Along there way there is an old tree called the "Burmis Tree." The tree is 11 km east of the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. One of the few areas in Canada where this type of tree may be found. The tree fell in 1998, but has been re-erected to help preserve the identity of the Crowsnest Pass. The Burmis Tree is the only point of interest left of the once prosperous coal mining and lumber town of Burmis, which is now comprised of just a small collection of recreational properties. The unique and starkly shaped tree, named after the community, is Limber pine that is more than 300 years old. The town's name came from combining the names of two early settlers, Robert H. Burns and Jack Kemmis. I always wanted to photograph it.