the Discovery Trail in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo Mountains, California.
This short trail through part of the Schulman Grove gives you a nice look at the trees while also giving some spectacular views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains 25 miles away. Below us is Owens Valley. Filmed June 19, 2017
"Ancient" or more accurately, Great Basin Bristlecone Pines, are the oldest living things on the planet with some over 5,000 years old. The wood resists rot and insects to the point that dead trees remain standing for over 1,000 years. Needing centuries to establish themselves, they grow where very little else can compete with them. The Sierra Nevada Mountains to our west host a relative, the Foxtail Pine, which is also very long lived.
For more of these trees, see a longer hike to the oldest trees along the Methuselah Walk (also in the Schulman Grove) here- [ Ссылка ]
Patriarch Grove short here- [ Ссылка ]
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