"One True Birch"

Found an absolutely deserted section of one of our MetroParks--Stony Creek North. I hiked for about an hour and a half and only saw one other couple. The area looked pretty desolate. I imagine it looks dramatically different mid-summer. I'll have to hit it next year. It was one of the few parks in our area that has birch trees, although there aren't many even there. Not sure if this one was diseased or had shed its leaves for the fall. It seemed a bit early for that. Anyway, I thought it looked cool in front of the big pond.