roots of an old tree

They say the roots of a tree go down as far as the branches go up.

Fascinating photo :o)

Thanks for your comments Hywel and Terra :-)

I like pictures of old trees too, also the roots when you get anything like these showing up!
Amazing.
What sort of tree is it Klahanie?

I must admit that I do not know. We are going back again this winter so I will look little closer. Usually there are lots of eucalyptus trees with exposed roots like this, but I do not think this is an eucalyptus. The soil must be very poor there.

Might be a native tree. Some kind of tropical Chestnut? All a guess.
Klahanie..I spotted here in Hayward what I think are two VERY young Montezuma Cypress.
You have photos of any ancient ones in old Mexico?