rainy fall day at school

During some of my longer breaks at school I walk around campus to sneak a peek at the forest that I'm spending my days next to.  When we first moved to Western Massachusetts, I took a hike here and came across some old logging trails, a wide path that used to be a trolley route, and a rod & gun club buried deep in the woods. 

On the walk that I take now, I come across a grove of white pines situated on top of a hill, opposite the school...

I had never noticed this tamarack/larch before today...