Winding Trails by Al Hobart – PCT Skyline Trail – Leafless Mistletoe

Oct. 15, 1964

Many years ago, when I first moved into Illinois Valley, I witnessed a phenomenon that intrigued me no end, and having only a rudimentary knowledge of botany at that time it had me completely mystified.  It remained unexplained for a good many years, and even though the general facts are familiar to me now, still there remains an element of the mystery that I have never been able to find the answer…