Ok, these photos from the hike need a little explanation.
Being as New Hampshire has so-much-damn-granite, it's hard for a tree to find purchase. Even after decades it just might not have enough to keep it upright. The tree leaning in first photo is one such tree, probably tipped over in the last Nor’easter. As a result, the myriad web of roots spread across smooth granite were lifted up and it formed a long tent. Which we see in the second photo, camera poked inside the root tent to show a smooth, almost clean granite slab.
