The University of Portland is in the middle of the perfect time of year: it’s not too warm or cold, there isn’t that constant damp feeling that comes when the rainy season kicks in (waterproof your things, new Portlanders!) and the leaves are all changing colors and making the trees even more awesome than usual.
It’s almost as if the trees on UP’s campus are living, breathing members of the Pilot community.
Do we as students ever look up at our tall, sappy, prickly friends and think, “What have you seen? And more importantly, how do you feel about it?”
Get ready, Pilots; here are some of the most prominent trees on campus. Run outside and hug one before they become too damp to cuddle with!
Meet the twin ladies of the library,
Next up is the hunched old man, Herbert, that covers the pathway from the library to Franz. He needs more praise than we can give, honestly. The low-hanging branches have shielded many an individual from the large raindrops that have been hurled from an angry cloud when he or
The trees on UP’s campus have some strong personalities that can only be described as “a lot, but, like, in a good way.” This individual really likes to stand out, as you can see from the orange to green ombre effect in the leaves. Also, the tree is a little separated from the other trees around. It provides one of the
In all, the trees on campus are here for us just like the rest of UP. Go out and hug a tree!
