http://jtroth.smugmug.com/gallery/5539489_saRS4/ Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains of California. http://suisekiart.com/2008/07/27/the-oldest-trees-on-earth/ http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:12:06 -0700 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:22:36 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-136-edited/339266905_P4tzF-Ti.jpg http://jtroth.smugmug.com/gallery/5539489_saRS4/ http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266905_P4tzF <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; 11,000 feet, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California; This is an old bristlecone pine, many of which are over 4500 years old. They began life before the pyr ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266905_P4tzF" title="Bristlecone Pine; 11,000 feet, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California; This is an old bristlecone pine, many of which are over 4500 years old. They began life before the pyr ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-136-edited/339266905_P4tzF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; 11,000 feet, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California; This is an old bristlecone pine, many of which are over 4500 years old. They began life before the pyr ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; 11,000 feet, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California; This is an old bristlecone pine, many of which are over 4500 years old. They began life before the pyr ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:00 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-136-edited/339266905_P4tzF-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 13:05:27 37.38550338100000 -118.17907333400000 3048 6135e667df4c8a6e209a3295335cd7f5 73f2462f1442dca6a57e7ba041ef4ede b59b8d6cc3e8f747775f5bfe72a26ccb baf50e9c31ccd3216071be5afcce94bc c09de0fe325495eb0bd5d1c24d95a716 966f1042ee10936500269b5e28c91d23 d07448f3d4dbcf91e9dcaae06cdac164 5f79eea9a1fa3b4233c0a35c7246a673 5f79eea9a1fa3b4233c0a35c7246a673 Bristlecone Pine; 11,000 feet, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California; This is an old bristlecone pine, many of which are over 4500 years old. They began life before the pyr ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; 11,000 feet, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California; This is an old bristlecone pine, many of which are over 4500 years old. They began life before the pyr ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266905_P4tzF" title="Bristlecone Pine; 11,000 feet, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California; This is an old bristlecone pine, many of which are over 4500 years old. They began life before the pyr ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-136-edited/339266905_P4tzF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; 11,000 feet, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California; This is an old bristlecone pine, many of which are over 4500 years old. They began life before the pyr ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; 11,000 feet, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California; This is an old bristlecone pine, many of which are over 4500 years old. They began life before the pyr ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266957_9cfUq <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Detail of previous picture showing the base of the tree. The soil erodes at a rate of about 1 foot/thousand years. The end of the exposed root on the right is about 3 feet off the ground ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266957_9cfUq" title="Detail of previous picture showing the base of the tree. The soil erodes at a rate of about 1 foot/thousand years. The end of the exposed root on the right is about 3 feet off the ground ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-147-edited/339266957_9cfUq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Detail of previous picture showing the base of the tree. The soil erodes at a rate of about 1 foot/thousand years. The end of the exposed root on the right is about 3 feet off the ground ..." title="Detail of previous picture showing the base of the tree. The soil erodes at a rate of about 1 foot/thousand years. The end of the exposed root on the right is about 3 feet off the ground ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:06 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-147-edited/339266957_9cfUq-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 13:18:33 e673a2088f2235ceb9d7f856529f90ed d053213da69b07bef033df1593bfd509 19ac2781690ae3044c6413c01e9bef1b fb85582b9caec695d0a778cef66fcf0e f2dbe64759e54783a2e147bda349e678 05d91ec1e3cbc2b67d926bf8082fa967 4b866a1ec3449439e643c2bb07129df8 0bba2dd91b7f3a9e623e89e2ba032f27 0bba2dd91b7f3a9e623e89e2ba032f27 Detail of previous picture showing the base of the tree. The soil erodes at a rate of about 1 foot/thousand years. The end of the exposed root on the right is about 3 feet off the ground ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Detail of previous picture showing the base of the tree. The soil erodes at a rate of about 1 foot/thousand years. The end of the exposed root on the right is about 3 feet off the ground ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266957_9cfUq" title="Detail of previous picture showing the base of the tree. The soil erodes at a rate of about 1 foot/thousand years. The end of the exposed root on the right is about 3 feet off the ground ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-147-edited/339266957_9cfUq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Detail of previous picture showing the base of the tree. The soil erodes at a rate of about 1 foot/thousand years. The end of the exposed root on the right is about 3 feet off the ground ..." title="Detail of previous picture showing the base of the tree. The soil erodes at a rate of about 1 foot/thousand years. The end of the exposed root on the right is about 3 feet off the ground ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266849_J7ZPW <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones are segmented so that any damage only affects one part of the tree. Here you can see ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266849_J7ZPW" title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones are segmented so that any damage only affects one part of the tree. Here you can see ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-126/339266849_J7ZPW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones are segmented so that any damage only affects one part of the tree. Here you can see ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones are segmented so that any damage only affects one part of the tree. Here you can see ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:13:55 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-126/339266849_J7ZPW-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 11:42:19 37.38546928180000 -118.17896604500000 3048 94b51aab37b5d57e9879abfca9405e95 05a7b79ea1ac6a7ba1041aa3b2117912 312a8ced60dddaaa52514b6dd3dfd70e 98b6a780d79d8fbd607b5753febcb6a6 44f6765e3ec74436447eb778de0e03e3 3f9a65cfb150677818fe40f11ac054be cfb10586f067796cb882ff2d60340c88 b58ec3568cd554f435ffad408130aecf 4a10ae0176517e7b84e7a2ca4d3cd63b Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones are segmented so that any damage only affects one part of the tree. Here you can see ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones are segmented so that any damage only affects one part of the tree. Here you can see ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266849_J7ZPW" title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones are segmented so that any damage only affects one part of the tree. Here you can see ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-126/339266849_J7ZPW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones are segmented so that any damage only affects one part of the tree. Here you can see ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones are segmented so that any damage only affects one part of the tree. Here you can see ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266700_S3srU <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) This might be two trees whose roots grew together long ago. Bristlecones that grow near each other will m ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266700_S3srU" title="Bristlecone Pine; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) This might be two trees whose roots grew together long ago. Bristlecones that grow near each other will m ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-114-edited/339266700_S3srU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) This might be two trees whose roots grew together long ago. Bristlecones that grow near each other will m ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) This might be two trees whose roots grew together long ago. Bristlecones that grow near each other will m ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:13:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-114-edited/339266700_S3srU-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 11:28:42 eb2d502d165638c8ea670771e7c912be a85b12e164818829a7f57254978e6f4e ed667b523c84c45ea24de4eed7ea20fc 9be3f2d8dbc537b496f7571afeeede1f 8d1334c8814619e8b10fa9cb1ff003ff 3368d5431c907c5957b772c160a6a838 2998c63f9c76a32e31bdcf431d30e4b1 961c1efb2d33093e4180ce6f5bc92f3a 555ab673397e92f820ad6120dc612650 Bristlecone Pine; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) This might be two trees whose roots grew together long ago. Bristlecones that grow near each other will m ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) This might be two trees whose roots grew together long ago. Bristlecones that grow near each other will m ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266700_S3srU" title="Bristlecone Pine; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) This might be two trees whose roots grew together long ago. Bristlecones that grow near each other will m ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-114-edited/339266700_S3srU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) This might be two trees whose roots grew together long ago. Bristlecones that grow near each other will m ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) This might be two trees whose roots grew together long ago. Bristlecones that grow near each other will m ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266746_CCQrW <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Close up of joined trees; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) The soil has eroded away under the roots of the upper, living, tree. The lower, dead, trunk is supp ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266746_CCQrW" title="Close up of joined trees; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) The soil has eroded away under the roots of the upper, living, tree. The lower, dead, trunk is supp ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-117-edited/339266746_CCQrW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Close up of joined trees; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) The soil has eroded away under the roots of the upper, living, tree. The lower, dead, trunk is supp ..." title="Close up of joined trees; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) The soil has eroded away under the roots of the upper, living, tree. The lower, dead, trunk is supp ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:13:45 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-117-edited/339266746_CCQrW-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 11:30:19 24048894e76f192bd664cf769c5d6d8f b582618b1a822adb68de2da9e3897544 d697ecb207e5cdb9d0f4907747632675 0969405223bc5dfb58515fb5288f1df1 4ca1aed7159ef168a52e3cd2f501490c b0f6291c28140932111f4446b406941f bd7cb8a3d36c2feac2f1ebcea484c5a3 6829e1fc244c8758857ba2e12582ba93 6829e1fc244c8758857ba2e12582ba93 Close up of joined trees; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) The soil has eroded away under the roots of the upper, living, tree. The lower, dead, trunk is supp ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Close up of joined trees; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) The soil has eroded away under the roots of the upper, living, tree. The lower, dead, trunk is supp ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266746_CCQrW" title="Close up of joined trees; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) The soil has eroded away under the roots of the upper, living, tree. The lower, dead, trunk is supp ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-117-edited/339266746_CCQrW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Close up of joined trees; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) The soil has eroded away under the roots of the upper, living, tree. The lower, dead, trunk is supp ..." title="Close up of joined trees; Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California (10,000 feet) The soil has eroded away under the roots of the upper, living, tree. The lower, dead, trunk is supp ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266797_SCv4m <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />The other side of the joined trees. These trees have been here for a very long time, and the only support seems to come from the dead portion below.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266797_SCv4m" title="The other side of the joined trees. These trees have been here for a very long time, and the only support seems to come from the dead portion below."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-120/339266797_SCv4m-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The other side of the joined trees. These trees have been here for a very long time, and the only support seems to come from the dead portion below." title="The other side of the joined trees. These trees have been here for a very long time, and the only support seems to come from the dead portion below." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:13:50 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-120/339266797_SCv4m-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 11:32:31 d3cd384bcc3612969a7a13873da44ba9 534d70ef0d28c496b3dcd22948a3461c 7edd353c8e8f54860630655c23efac02 c286d7ca666966b6f461e12c29625a8d 7240afd75b98cef3dd535e38312f83e7 5d38041b30788d25b9791bc66dffcda8 6d5ea3ef3ceb281b558d2fcc3a5c47ec b33a604f280240e04e3db5ee59a83841 b33a604f280240e04e3db5ee59a83841 The other side of the joined trees. These trees have been here for a very long time, and the only support seems to come from the dead portion below. <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />The other side of the joined trees. These trees have been here for a very long time, and the only support seems to come from the dead portion below.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266797_SCv4m" title="The other side of the joined trees. These trees have been here for a very long time, and the only support seems to come from the dead portion below."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-120/339266797_SCv4m-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The other side of the joined trees. These trees have been here for a very long time, and the only support seems to come from the dead portion below." title="The other side of the joined trees. These trees have been here for a very long time, and the only support seems to come from the dead portion below." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#342607704_TyeEX <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Base of a Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Thousands of years of soil erosion have exposed the roots of this tree, which spread out in a ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#342607704_TyeEX" title="Base of a Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Thousands of years of soil erosion have exposed the roots of this tree, which spread out in a ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-105-edited/342607704_TyeEX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Base of a Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Thousands of years of soil erosion have exposed the roots of this tree, which spread out in a ..." title="Base of a Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Thousands of years of soil erosion have exposed the roots of this tree, which spread out in a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:21:16 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-105-edited/342607704_TyeEX-Th.jpg 727e4f2a3deaebd99af2bf433ef02944 0b7d250cb3777b34fe4b6157266b1390 b48b81450166b958007d93d623b82677 3229eb3c5c786cd4f3ff581ce964d155 45e684fd4cb04ef973a704506704972f a4d0effc8539ea7a3acd0de09c6dc109 4ed6607a7940560368b6d6e07d9388c9 4ac7ddc7ec5a18119a6db220374a1c67 4ac7ddc7ec5a18119a6db220374a1c67 Base of a Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Thousands of years of soil erosion have exposed the roots of this tree, which spread out in a ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Base of a Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Thousands of years of soil erosion have exposed the roots of this tree, which spread out in a ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#342607704_TyeEX" title="Base of a Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Thousands of years of soil erosion have exposed the roots of this tree, which spread out in a ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-105-edited/342607704_TyeEX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Base of a Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Thousands of years of soil erosion have exposed the roots of this tree, which spread out in a ..." title="Base of a Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Thousands of years of soil erosion have exposed the roots of this tree, which spread out in a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267004_Y4YTP <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California This tree appears to have been hit by lightning. Almost the entire tree was killed, but one lifel ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267004_Y4YTP" title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California This tree appears to have been hit by lightning. Almost the entire tree was killed, but one lifel ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-157-edited/339267004_Y4YTP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California This tree appears to have been hit by lightning. Almost the entire tree was killed, but one lifel ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California This tree appears to have been hit by lightning. Almost the entire tree was killed, but one lifel ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:10 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-157-edited/339267004_Y4YTP-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 13:40:35 0f18cf1d9c83b46e0a73d5480ac127f7 195117267bc74c2b42fe34250093bd63 3ba860559ff46feb7e5e9807aa36affd 95455c2e5c8758afc0cf12ca634120ce 3512ad1bf76edc739cb148a2252dd767 06ae7e32f3d24340cb444ad76452c5af 59ef4e211080a03b085d61d4aeaa5f33 b9438545d85f5cd88888ce25b81df14e b1d063b94b1ab1b76b870e65646aad52 Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California This tree appears to have been hit by lightning. Almost the entire tree was killed, but one lifel ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California This tree appears to have been hit by lightning. Almost the entire tree was killed, but one lifel ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267004_Y4YTP" title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California This tree appears to have been hit by lightning. Almost the entire tree was killed, but one lifel ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-157-edited/339267004_Y4YTP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California This tree appears to have been hit by lightning. Almost the entire tree was killed, but one lifel ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California This tree appears to have been hit by lightning. Almost the entire tree was killed, but one lifel ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267043_vXBRa <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Soil erosion has killed the roots on the downhill side. The next picture shows this in a closeup ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267043_vXBRa" title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Soil erosion has killed the roots on the downhill side. The next picture shows this in a closeup ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-159/339267043_vXBRa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Soil erosion has killed the roots on the downhill side. The next picture shows this in a closeup ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Soil erosion has killed the roots on the downhill side. The next picture shows this in a closeup ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:13 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-159/339267043_vXBRa-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 13:48:30 e8657dd968c8f858c0c63130f7925e8c 2d5032a25134744c46b9d06029ab38bb 36b165dc9e6fd6ca0b469161343f6309 ce23285e31c9d12342e77532b998f0e7 e8103dd02a2b9a491093c01eac8a3659 f8868b0d4c634e578f6e94da80c6fc74 2e50b07f412a73c6cf9afbfb5b30b079 31f7f342565ff4639bbdb31d0959b322 dd0cad725da68da0407e42b7abc2d4be Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Soil erosion has killed the roots on the downhill side. The next picture shows this in a closeup ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Soil erosion has killed the roots on the downhill side. The next picture shows this in a closeup ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267043_vXBRa" title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Soil erosion has killed the roots on the downhill side. The next picture shows this in a closeup ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-159/339267043_vXBRa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Soil erosion has killed the roots on the downhill side. The next picture shows this in a closeup ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Soil erosion has killed the roots on the downhill side. The next picture shows this in a closeup ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#342608208_oUaBM <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />detail of the root area. Note how the soil has eroded from around the base of the tree.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#342608208_oUaBM" title="detail of the root area. Note how the soil has eroded from around the base of the tree."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-160/342608208_oUaBM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="detail of the root area. Note how the soil has eroded from around the base of the tree." title="detail of the root area. Note how the soil has eroded from around the base of the tree." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:22:04 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-160/342608208_oUaBM-Th.jpg 8748d86ba9e05437aab3d98a46578a82 6714d852558f5466c55db411d45e2021 fefc2519a349af4d77317049814aa250 122edf0cf3376e94e27a9895fc7bf62c 091e35bcd41140b7b151a79108b78b9d 785c5bdd1a500ab43422d5a9aed02b70 3f930dc181282cc41af743d5ac54410a 1c56ca7482323c50f9fa9a5579e6f234 1c56ca7482323c50f9fa9a5579e6f234 detail of the root area. Note how the soil has eroded from around the base of the tree. <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />detail of the root area. Note how the soil has eroded from around the base of the tree.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#342608208_oUaBM" title="detail of the root area. Note how the soil has eroded from around the base of the tree."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-160/342608208_oUaBM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="detail of the root area. Note how the soil has eroded from around the base of the tree." title="detail of the root area. Note how the soil has eroded from around the base of the tree." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267113_ZeWk7 <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Twisted trunk Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Sun and wind have caused the live wood to twist around the dead wood in a spiral pat ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267113_ZeWk7" title="Twisted trunk Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Sun and wind have caused the live wood to twist around the dead wood in a spiral pat ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-162-edited/339267113_ZeWk7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Twisted trunk Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Sun and wind have caused the live wood to twist around the dead wood in a spiral pat ..." title="Twisted trunk Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Sun and wind have caused the live wood to twist around the dead wood in a spiral pat ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-162-edited/339267113_ZeWk7-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 13:51:43 90315dd565d68ef5dd1b6517f18fbfad 3ed02064891f9f8bb9fc6ebdc0010ee3 0a472cd144f500572fab7ae9d568eb5a d01403469e55c7e5656a577414e7556b c8d767815bf657fdce9aa1ec80487b28 c65e46d3bedf4a8085d2aeb73559aec2 3c0dc768d198fc86329deecef78afd61 0b17f3be7aee2cc1db042cb03132dcd7 4af2f91c7541955701200f5f674120e6 Twisted trunk Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Sun and wind have caused the live wood to twist around the dead wood in a spiral pat ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Twisted trunk Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Sun and wind have caused the live wood to twist around the dead wood in a spiral pat ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267113_ZeWk7" title="Twisted trunk Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Sun and wind have caused the live wood to twist around the dead wood in a spiral pat ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-162-edited/339267113_ZeWk7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Twisted trunk Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Sun and wind have caused the live wood to twist around the dead wood in a spiral pat ..." title="Twisted trunk Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California Sun and wind have caused the live wood to twist around the dead wood in a spiral pat ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267222_bBWyg <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />detail of Bristlecone Pine foliage The Bristlecone is a member of the "foxtail pine" group of trees. Whereas most pine trees have only 2-3 years worth of needles on the ends of the branch ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267222_bBWyg" title="detail of Bristlecone Pine foliage The Bristlecone is a member of the "foxtail pine" group of trees. Whereas most pine trees have only 2-3 years worth of needles on the ends of the branch ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-173-edited/339267222_bBWyg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="detail of Bristlecone Pine foliage The Bristlecone is a member of the "foxtail pine" group of trees. Whereas most pine trees have only 2-3 years worth of needles on the ends of the branch ..." title="detail of Bristlecone Pine foliage The Bristlecone is a member of the "foxtail pine" group of trees. Whereas most pine trees have only 2-3 years worth of needles on the ends of the branch ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-173-edited/339267222_bBWyg-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 14:41:03 c567622adf3e5341ddae912856adde19 12aa6b29e5ad66bfe02d8f9536c6b352 8f6c26ba7587ce8ea5a5224832b4d84a e927644dde110fe955372aea63f2514b 616b0bb04098a61ae1aaa2d864a6c973 c6e21ee2b085f09a664e02b6233030ad 6fdde122ce962a028ab8a35c52015a58 df384aaec23810220ae6abecf1d5b92f df384aaec23810220ae6abecf1d5b92f detail of Bristlecone Pine foliage The Bristlecone is a member of the "foxtail pine" group of trees. Whereas most pine trees have only 2-3 years worth of needles on the ends of the branch ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />detail of Bristlecone Pine foliage The Bristlecone is a member of the "foxtail pine" group of trees. Whereas most pine trees have only 2-3 years worth of needles on the ends of the branch ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267222_bBWyg" title="detail of Bristlecone Pine foliage The Bristlecone is a member of the "foxtail pine" group of trees. Whereas most pine trees have only 2-3 years worth of needles on the ends of the branch ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-173-edited/339267222_bBWyg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="detail of Bristlecone Pine foliage The Bristlecone is a member of the "foxtail pine" group of trees. Whereas most pine trees have only 2-3 years worth of needles on the ends of the branch ..." title="detail of Bristlecone Pine foliage The Bristlecone is a member of the "foxtail pine" group of trees. Whereas most pine trees have only 2-3 years worth of needles on the ends of the branch ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267482_wqPoq <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Clark's Nutcrackers (a type of jay) play an important role in propagating the bristlecones. During the summer they cach ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267482_wqPoq" title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Clark's Nutcrackers (a type of jay) play an important role in propagating the bristlecones. During the summer they cach ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-198/339267482_wqPoq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Clark's Nutcrackers (a type of jay) play an important role in propagating the bristlecones. During the summer they cach ..." title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Clark's Nutcrackers (a type of jay) play an important role in propagating the bristlecones. During the summer they cach ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:15:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-198/339267482_wqPoq-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 15:38:17 c65cdae944932eeab2b0fcdb31595d8e b191d44d17179f3321b43998301887eb 8e064d1d78eceb1a3405208557f67071 cc7b4a669bca0db218086a1e3ba0db57 46e2cda792310fe984b3ba813421b9d8 dbbcd8f987b51a162e7c99466693d329 cbeaed5670e94bb21c305f776e174a0e b23d3c4a6a1fecd21596920538c659dc 8376d705711d78770257212499d9de84 Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Clark's Nutcrackers (a type of jay) play an important role in propagating the bristlecones. During the summer they cach ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Clark's Nutcrackers (a type of jay) play an important role in propagating the bristlecones. During the summer they cach ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267482_wqPoq" title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Clark's Nutcrackers (a type of jay) play an important role in propagating the bristlecones. During the summer they cach ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-198/339267482_wqPoq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Clark's Nutcrackers (a type of jay) play an important role in propagating the bristlecones. During the summer they cach ..." title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California Clark's Nutcrackers (a type of jay) play an important role in propagating the bristlecones. During the summer they cach ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267527_RhaWk <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Detail of multiple trunk tree</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267527_RhaWk" title="Detail of multiple trunk tree"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-199/339267527_RhaWk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Detail of multiple trunk tree" title="Detail of multiple trunk tree" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:15:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-199/339267527_RhaWk-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 15:38:29 44121f539b7c734854076c68b57eba4f 4ef0a415830719cd8b0b459f003459da f3f08c5beaae729fe06c1ba46221bbf9 759be32f9918263f3c0196799f3a10a6 59999b0610e2ff188212f84f6a4c488b 2067663eb86ef90bd58437c6599e6779 5feab4d164e1dfca02ca19ad4f30748b f56477249d0c0261acf82764675bb4ad f56477249d0c0261acf82764675bb4ad Detail of multiple trunk tree <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Detail of multiple trunk tree</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267527_RhaWk" title="Detail of multiple trunk tree"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-199/339267527_RhaWk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Detail of multiple trunk tree" title="Detail of multiple trunk tree" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267328_ivmoV <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Patriarch tree; Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The Patriarch Tree is the largest Bristlecone known. It has several trunks and is about 20 feet long and 38 feet around. ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267328_ivmoV" title="Patriarch tree; Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The Patriarch Tree is the largest Bristlecone known. It has several trunks and is about 20 feet long and 38 feet around. ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-185/339267328_ivmoV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Patriarch tree; Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The Patriarch Tree is the largest Bristlecone known. It has several trunks and is about 20 feet long and 38 feet around. ..." title="Patriarch tree; Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The Patriarch Tree is the largest Bristlecone known. It has several trunks and is about 20 feet long and 38 feet around. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:47 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-185/339267328_ivmoV-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 15:10:39 37.52738335070000 -118.19791317000000 3444 71a9e57eb03c4c127c54a14c6ae08716 928e3013603d809b5bff219b986e4bb7 5dc188bbe11150abbadab7a5b24ccbb7 289468df69e466afc9999ba4ffd57382 a73e48e09578aeb02adf9b8eef956dac 95afd74cd03d58ceadc5a72de2699e03 db8f3ac00783f6a7cd5c977179b9d530 e239983e39fd80f2bd457193a83fce23 e239983e39fd80f2bd457193a83fce23 Patriarch tree; Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The Patriarch Tree is the largest Bristlecone known. It has several trunks and is about 20 feet long and 38 feet around. ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Patriarch tree; Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The Patriarch Tree is the largest Bristlecone known. It has several trunks and is about 20 feet long and 38 feet around. ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267328_ivmoV" title="Patriarch tree; Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The Patriarch Tree is the largest Bristlecone known. It has several trunks and is about 20 feet long and 38 feet around. ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-185/339267328_ivmoV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Patriarch tree; Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The Patriarch Tree is the largest Bristlecone known. It has several trunks and is about 20 feet long and 38 feet around. ..." title="Patriarch tree; Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The Patriarch Tree is the largest Bristlecone known. It has several trunks and is about 20 feet long and 38 feet around. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267391_Go5iP <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />closeup of the Patriarch tree's multiple trunks</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267391_Go5iP" title="closeup of the Patriarch tree's multiple trunks"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-186-edited/339267391_Go5iP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="closeup of the Patriarch tree's multiple trunks" title="closeup of the Patriarch tree's multiple trunks" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-186-edited/339267391_Go5iP-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 15:11:00 649160b5563338dd60c6844bc5909967 bd438930b8d388014cbd9e8e83a40166 5327541676ec22ab2a8254f3042154ab 64d0537124166027813e9ccef1fae8be ddb77a588ec5cdde6af07f8373b80969 b462fa726a492923f324e10b9551cc52 6ed0a4bb8b5225dd35de9404489dcbec 03d386eaaf613041c3a7c1f4a3b97dd7 03d386eaaf613041c3a7c1f4a3b97dd7 closeup of the Patriarch tree's multiple trunks <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />closeup of the Patriarch tree's multiple trunks</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267391_Go5iP" title="closeup of the Patriarch tree's multiple trunks"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-186-edited/339267391_Go5iP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="closeup of the Patriarch tree's multiple trunks" title="closeup of the Patriarch tree's multiple trunks" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267275_Hf53B <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Viewing the Patriarch At an altitude of 11,300 feet (3444 m) a stump to sit on is welcome.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267275_Hf53B" title="Viewing the Patriarch At an altitude of 11,300 feet (3444 m) a stump to sit on is welcome."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-184-edited/339267275_Hf53B-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Viewing the Patriarch At an altitude of 11,300 feet (3444 m) a stump to sit on is welcome." title="Viewing the Patriarch At an altitude of 11,300 feet (3444 m) a stump to sit on is welcome." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-184-edited/339267275_Hf53B-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 15:09:10 fbd9a704848e79f9a43e3a2bab7056ec 67681a7a7425d1d8767273a461d9b6d4 d9ea12cd958a06ae7607ae0903c40f33 281c543cb2693e39b14c130c63e2f3ad bc4ea62b89573854035c2771504174bd 81671d4fd382aba5e16a8e093fe101a9 4772f372c2862ab5789688c5671ab01d 09fe9e857260a86ed42d9d0d9dfd3c7e db3bca2144e82fa977ab853ebc43cc28 Viewing the Patriarch At an altitude of 11,300 feet (3444 m) a stump to sit on is welcome. <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Viewing the Patriarch At an altitude of 11,300 feet (3444 m) a stump to sit on is welcome.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267275_Hf53B" title="Viewing the Patriarch At an altitude of 11,300 feet (3444 m) a stump to sit on is welcome."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-184-edited/339267275_Hf53B-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Viewing the Patriarch At an altitude of 11,300 feet (3444 m) a stump to sit on is welcome." title="Viewing the Patriarch At an altitude of 11,300 feet (3444 m) a stump to sit on is welcome." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267436_K6sNE <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The lack of undergrowth, due to the poor soil conditions, gives the bristlecones protection from fire. Individual tree ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267436_K6sNE" title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The lack of undergrowth, due to the poor soil conditions, gives the bristlecones protection from fire. Individual tree ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-187/339267436_K6sNE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The lack of undergrowth, due to the poor soil conditions, gives the bristlecones protection from fire. Individual tree ..." title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The lack of undergrowth, due to the poor soil conditions, gives the bristlecones protection from fire. Individual tree ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:59 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-187/339267436_K6sNE-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 15:11:38 085c6549cdc9af39705b1ff7d1c24c5a 56f7ebdadb2ba91e0e5b77194bafa251 f7e8625b92ebbb1151f9d828d599ec6f 1a4c504bac3542af3f5ab2dc45441e1e ac45fc41a960ba27161e825d65e768d8 3537793f66ff12628b0deed006611a48 536e6427ab6ae9160144214787839773 03d2b85f23865ece564e170b071f3086 03d95c5f2cbb323c00f85849230363b0 Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The lack of undergrowth, due to the poor soil conditions, gives the bristlecones protection from fire. Individual tree ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The lack of undergrowth, due to the poor soil conditions, gives the bristlecones protection from fire. Individual tree ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267436_K6sNE" title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The lack of undergrowth, due to the poor soil conditions, gives the bristlecones protection from fire. Individual tree ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-187/339267436_K6sNE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The lack of undergrowth, due to the poor soil conditions, gives the bristlecones protection from fire. Individual tree ..." title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The lack of undergrowth, due to the poor soil conditions, gives the bristlecones protection from fire. Individual tree ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267574_Rzoyq <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The live and dead veins paint a beautiful pattern in this trunk</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267574_Rzoyq" title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The live and dead veins paint a beautiful pattern in this trunk"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-203/339267574_Rzoyq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The live and dead veins paint a beautiful pattern in this trunk" title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The live and dead veins paint a beautiful pattern in this trunk" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:15:15 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-203/339267574_Rzoyq-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 15:52:22 8dbe0d0c65d2a9e738c8739f0524fa5f e0077a59b76da9d034dd2aafbc048536 05918f31678c53b6feb14e4c2964215b a2760bb1556fd4c351f7e2f9b7c88959 c0ceaedac829f1f9db95209dfd279517 60d2ff23b4908d99a0c79d75afe26623 c498e0e589afd38d43f2f68c705cbd2e 4bd95863ddc8f05e68fdc87edbf82891 f08ab9911956cda0d41ba57ece0dfb04 Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The live and dead veins paint a beautiful pattern in this trunk <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The live and dead veins paint a beautiful pattern in this trunk</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267574_Rzoyq" title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The live and dead veins paint a beautiful pattern in this trunk"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-203/339267574_Rzoyq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The live and dead veins paint a beautiful pattern in this trunk" title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The live and dead veins paint a beautiful pattern in this trunk" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267607_erk5C <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California A small flowering plant grows near this bristlecone, like an accent plant enhancing a bonsai.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267607_erk5C" title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California A small flowering plant grows near this bristlecone, like an accent plant enhancing a bonsai."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-207-edited/339267607_erk5C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California A small flowering plant grows near this bristlecone, like an accent plant enhancing a bonsai." title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California A small flowering plant grows near this bristlecone, like an accent plant enhancing a bonsai." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:15:19 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-207-edited/339267607_erk5C-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 16:04:55 2a9f6247cfb7ad3c0ee1a386082da5b0 4ed6a390319685fe82f534c93d490ed9 f83771b3937f9ed1be78f91e1ce72d2b 298fa2c9d3822de44d217b10dd9cb2c4 5dbef679d747d539819140ea02f027d7 b1634a58311c7a95820e3cabc8adbda3 39773984fd374fffb5f91d4c027f1d9c dbdc10998ded771a2555a72ce65f13f4 a3f2025dd80335d9bda07592ee44dfd4 Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California A small flowering plant grows near this bristlecone, like an accent plant enhancing a bonsai. <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California A small flowering plant grows near this bristlecone, like an accent plant enhancing a bonsai.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267607_erk5C" title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California A small flowering plant grows near this bristlecone, like an accent plant enhancing a bonsai."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-207-edited/339267607_erk5C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California A small flowering plant grows near this bristlecone, like an accent plant enhancing a bonsai." title="Bristlecone Pine: Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California A small flowering plant grows near this bristlecone, like an accent plant enhancing a bonsai." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266475_rjPxe <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow proudly upright in a place where most plants hug the ground to escape the wind an ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266475_rjPxe" title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow proudly upright in a place where most plants hug the ground to escape the wind an ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-078-edited/339266475_rjPxe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow proudly upright in a place where most plants hug the ground to escape the wind an ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow proudly upright in a place where most plants hug the ground to escape the wind an ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:13:17 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-078-edited/339266475_rjPxe-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 09:54:57 0817821ef4d7ac9de2e6b78513a7c6c6 371ca6cbfc91c9e40175adc4d92a8ac3 96fe76a8122912546d073e45189ee44a e3fd452331627e1d698c12a781dbdfdb 73f1edb93f170dac8c903380c145d0e1 96f47d8cbd228ce2f66d59a795514680 0e7132b1295844dd72a8f44fbb60033e dc4665e9953b9a8a344daa5359eb1bd3 876e3fa17e0e34e819404f9d70af33ae Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow proudly upright in a place where most plants hug the ground to escape the wind an ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow proudly upright in a place where most plants hug the ground to escape the wind an ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266475_rjPxe" title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow proudly upright in a place where most plants hug the ground to escape the wind an ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-078-edited/339266475_rjPxe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow proudly upright in a place where most plants hug the ground to escape the wind an ..." title="Bristlecone Pine; White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow proudly upright in a place where most plants hug the ground to escape the wind an ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267156_SRtHo <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Ancient Bristlecone Forest; White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecone pines are able to tolerate the highly alkaline dolomite limestone that gives the White Mountain ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267156_SRtHo" title="Ancient Bristlecone Forest; White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecone pines are able to tolerate the highly alkaline dolomite limestone that gives the White Mountain ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-167-edited/339267156_SRtHo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ancient Bristlecone Forest; White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecone pines are able to tolerate the highly alkaline dolomite limestone that gives the White Mountain ..." title="Ancient Bristlecone Forest; White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecone pines are able to tolerate the highly alkaline dolomite limestone that gives the White Mountain ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:14:27 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-167-edited/339267156_SRtHo-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 14:17:26 ba0c6f412beba7dcb5dfa3c92a0752eb 8f733460fbe35a39c15a85d7ea62348e a9a64fb220d852462fa2a1b65e44fb85 bac557f5a25ccae828658558403c0746 3edec6ec551fe2bb421a7040fad41c80 8e31522c9ceacf62d750a86bc408d214 ff7abd5ee06fc604851127669708e6fe aefebaebd133a33301b91282531d6d17 aefebaebd133a33301b91282531d6d17 Ancient Bristlecone Forest; White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecone pines are able to tolerate the highly alkaline dolomite limestone that gives the White Mountain ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Ancient Bristlecone Forest; White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecone pines are able to tolerate the highly alkaline dolomite limestone that gives the White Mountain ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267156_SRtHo" title="Ancient Bristlecone Forest; White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecone pines are able to tolerate the highly alkaline dolomite limestone that gives the White Mountain ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-167-edited/339267156_SRtHo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ancient Bristlecone Forest; White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecone pines are able to tolerate the highly alkaline dolomite limestone that gives the White Mountain ..." title="Ancient Bristlecone Forest; White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecone pines are able to tolerate the highly alkaline dolomite limestone that gives the White Mountain ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267644_F7Qih <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Dead bristlecone Pines; about 12,000 feet, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California These trees died thousands of years ago. When the climate was warmer, the trees grew higher o ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267644_F7Qih" title="Dead bristlecone Pines; about 12,000 feet, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California These trees died thousands of years ago. When the climate was warmer, the trees grew higher o ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-212/339267644_F7Qih-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dead bristlecone Pines; about 12,000 feet, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California These trees died thousands of years ago. When the climate was warmer, the trees grew higher o ..." title="Dead bristlecone Pines; about 12,000 feet, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California These trees died thousands of years ago. When the climate was warmer, the trees grew higher o ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:15:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-212/339267644_F7Qih-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 16:21:58 3c2c6c46bba0946c8dff7c22ccefa6f6 5e347d1c942c8f5697db29baebc70e25 bc263732b2ac7338b8901885cd6df519 5c7094ceab88fd5e78d5e1e24c6b0bc6 05281c8f58d33936334ba937fea5de61 9418151b656baa26e201e502fc501291 4c0873818ba3950c968e47e1fadaa460 4ec363c7dfa81f612dcbdb0edbdd7443 4ec363c7dfa81f612dcbdb0edbdd7443 Dead bristlecone Pines; about 12,000 feet, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California These trees died thousands of years ago. When the climate was warmer, the trees grew higher o ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Dead bristlecone Pines; about 12,000 feet, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California These trees died thousands of years ago. When the climate was warmer, the trees grew higher o ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339267644_F7Qih" title="Dead bristlecone Pines; about 12,000 feet, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California These trees died thousands of years ago. When the climate was warmer, the trees grew higher o ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-212/339267644_F7Qih-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dead bristlecone Pines; about 12,000 feet, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California These trees died thousands of years ago. When the climate was warmer, the trees grew higher o ..." title="Dead bristlecone Pines; about 12,000 feet, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California These trees died thousands of years ago. When the climate was warmer, the trees grew higher o ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266659_QMYAu <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />close up of a dead Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow very slowly, adding about 1 inch in diameter every 100 years. ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266659_QMYAu" title="close up of a dead Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow very slowly, adding about 1 inch in diameter every 100 years. ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-112-edited/339266659_QMYAu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="close up of a dead Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow very slowly, adding about 1 inch in diameter every 100 years. ..." title="close up of a dead Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow very slowly, adding about 1 inch in diameter every 100 years. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:13:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-112-edited/339266659_QMYAu-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 11:24:59 07087a1ca1b01def94e0993ee21e5b4b e6480be7495074760975ffb8df969a7b 753f1115e2b5a4c09f014a2dab8176b9 5a666aadfde80ac8b380cb3480948266 d84804c0709adb9d977133a3eb0fa021 673d9189c7a59727393e2e30ffb9fefe aa9f82f65950b5658db1460b634753dd b8f9a521bd18e0b2cc67b888b2d22ab8 b8f9a521bd18e0b2cc67b888b2d22ab8 close up of a dead Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow very slowly, adding about 1 inch in diameter every 100 years. ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />close up of a dead Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow very slowly, adding about 1 inch in diameter every 100 years. ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339266659_QMYAu" title="close up of a dead Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow very slowly, adding about 1 inch in diameter every 100 years. ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-112-edited/339266659_QMYAu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="close up of a dead Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow very slowly, adding about 1 inch in diameter every 100 years. ..." title="close up of a dead Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, Schulman Grove, Inyo National Forest, California The bristlecones grow very slowly, adding about 1 inch in diameter every 100 years. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322242_cKznu <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California You can clearly see the limestone dolomite outcrops - the sagebrush stops and the bristlecone pines take over.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322242_cKznu" title="White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California You can clearly see the limestone dolomite outcrops - the sagebrush stops and the bristlecone pines take over."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-226/339322242_cKznu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California You can clearly see the limestone dolomite outcrops - the sagebrush stops and the bristlecone pines take over." title="White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California You can clearly see the limestone dolomite outcrops - the sagebrush stops and the bristlecone pines take over." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:01:52 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-226/339322242_cKznu-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 16:37:16 0ad680989da0870e200fbe163b5e659b 82babb32be836ec15abbcd804fd9f4dd c39021e5f914cdfef99ef2e0a51c357a 37935f7374ec131789c43e4167fc7fe4 8c80976c386d79441862d51f0b89c9e0 ec0f556f705be87570721b3697f869f0 045731034f5b322bce9b91f6295f8fbf bcef323d90d5d6b249ef9053ff03e837 9b76cafbaf0aa4f12a7c12076b30b322 White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California You can clearly see the limestone dolomite outcrops - the sagebrush stops and the bristlecone pines take over. <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California You can clearly see the limestone dolomite outcrops - the sagebrush stops and the bristlecone pines take over.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322242_cKznu" title="White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California You can clearly see the limestone dolomite outcrops - the sagebrush stops and the bristlecone pines take over."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-226/339322242_cKznu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California You can clearly see the limestone dolomite outcrops - the sagebrush stops and the bristlecone pines take over." title="White Mountain Road, Inyo National Forest, California You can clearly see the limestone dolomite outcrops - the sagebrush stops and the bristlecone pines take over." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322152_H2Aae <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />View of the Palisade glaciers in the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322152_H2Aae" title="View of the Palisade glaciers in the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-074/339322152_H2Aae-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="View of the Palisade glaciers in the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains." title="View of the Palisade glaciers in the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:01:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-074/339322152_H2Aae-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 09:51:40 b170af85211b9991959da4cbd6d3f788 5cdab1fe2b93e82161d1dc1f8e5edba4 87baf8ffe7a0c58ae5ed93228c8b2302 405e4717302ec96f4224bd871c7e1554 7bbe0804ada4a5e89efd63598300b249 0749d7ab413828e9d859ea415b22924c 0ecb94cb4a47b8bb2e0be5fefa7aa97e 0c62585903287b20c4c2946ac5987d8b 1d7805e270e419b0dc80d5eed2cb30b4 View of the Palisade glaciers in the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains. <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />View of the Palisade glaciers in the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322152_H2Aae" title="View of the Palisade glaciers in the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-074/339322152_H2Aae-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="View of the Palisade glaciers in the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains." title="View of the Palisade glaciers in the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322211_i9B9Q <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />view of the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322211_i9B9Q" title="view of the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-225/339322211_i9B9Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="view of the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains, California" title="view of the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:01:47 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-225/339322211_i9B9Q-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 16:29:23 2ced6790846af80851966de5e8787692 c0460ea0dd3ca79a4047daa216966251 d428f95ed5dbbe7a8c01b264e50a2c68 c5d3cbf936afe1055ae02c7ca05e4eed 9283e3d03ffbb61a349fd9eb225dc395 7daa4b086bbe64acf2d3e06c56039098 8854b673e76aeb072bb6a54a136408d9 44347cbad1e4d0ca91fe0247e1eeb499 09712e82c09e61bd046531a16b5259b1 view of the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains, California <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />view of the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322211_i9B9Q" title="view of the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-225/339322211_i9B9Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="view of the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains, California" title="view of the eastern Sierra Nevada from the White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322260_kSqf6 <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />The eastern Sierra Nevada as seen from about 10,000 feet up in the White Mountains. The Owens Valley is visible below.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322260_kSqf6" title="The eastern Sierra Nevada as seen from about 10,000 feet up in the White Mountains. The Owens Valley is visible below."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-245/339322260_kSqf6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The eastern Sierra Nevada as seen from about 10,000 feet up in the White Mountains. The Owens Valley is visible below." title="The eastern Sierra Nevada as seen from about 10,000 feet up in the White Mountains. The Owens Valley is visible below." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:01:56 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-245/339322260_kSqf6-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 17:22:14 d80d327c906eaf3769fa335ac8f28312 31bc6754478234b6259e5dc8ceb3a337 4b755448081d6bef049fa3817c50c2f9 de1e6a9e2a7ddafc3643a34e706ec0f2 9493d9403a1be94da74ae02dffa9661a fa7797e6afc5aa3630d9a556c66bdfff 692484ffe4b679eb9375ad4b9e2fdb4d 68eb90928eca76f2f4a452ebb8e46263 aa4285bc82f38818afeb6795908697c3 The eastern Sierra Nevada as seen from about 10,000 feet up in the White Mountains. The Owens Valley is visible below. <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />The eastern Sierra Nevada as seen from about 10,000 feet up in the White Mountains. The Owens Valley is visible below.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322260_kSqf6" title="The eastern Sierra Nevada as seen from about 10,000 feet up in the White Mountains. The Owens Valley is visible below."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-245/339322260_kSqf6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The eastern Sierra Nevada as seen from about 10,000 feet up in the White Mountains. The Owens Valley is visible below." title="The eastern Sierra Nevada as seen from about 10,000 feet up in the White Mountains. The Owens Valley is visible below." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322285_9Qf3i <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />A closeup view from the White Mountains of the Palisade glaciers in the Sierra Nevada</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322285_9Qf3i" title="A closeup view from the White Mountains of the Palisade glaciers in the Sierra Nevada"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-247/339322285_9Qf3i-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A closeup view from the White Mountains of the Palisade glaciers in the Sierra Nevada" title="A closeup view from the White Mountains of the Palisade glaciers in the Sierra Nevada" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:01:59 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-247/339322285_9Qf3i-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 17:22:55 73de632e77986cb8e6f7625e0155e84e 05175594bc2c789b8cbf8e9dab6e268c be9dd925b1320f1ee0728e205fda583c 5174019297a725915b65ed4d4dd4e390 82120a94986cf361a2b545bfa05f965e 3589f7004c8aa8d41f77baaf9a6bd142 ec0186e2d354bb3ba8200ac4e38c0ba9 eaeb2697256fd81f7526a35c07f61b40 b3a4c4ce579c2bb56b55db0901948a6a A closeup view from the White Mountains of the Palisade glaciers in the Sierra Nevada <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />A closeup view from the White Mountains of the Palisade glaciers in the Sierra Nevada</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339322285_9Qf3i" title="A closeup view from the White Mountains of the Palisade glaciers in the Sierra Nevada"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-247/339322285_9Qf3i-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A closeup view from the White Mountains of the Palisade glaciers in the Sierra Nevada" title="A closeup view from the White Mountains of the Palisade glaciers in the Sierra Nevada" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321442_asATL <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Cactus flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321442_asATL" title="Cactus flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-066/339321442_asATL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cactus flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="Cactus flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-066/339321442_asATL-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 09:27:16 9ac2b4c2aac5dadb4f8b69858163ac38 1861a16109fe7991bf74b64a190eeeaa b72f43c76c79d8f77937ee2ddd887d14 5cb856711dd3c9e869021ca415aeba3e e03e935af9ad44ac01e3faab9f5075fe 395dc5d66f4465403124474a32ae6e16 3d6cb6a085f0a4db619aff0a0444d355 07c591883460dfc9bb2468a0ce640101 b5d5c04e7ad3b47e5861c4d88f50a7ac Cactus flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Cactus flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321442_asATL" title="Cactus flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-066/339321442_asATL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cactus flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="Cactus flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest, cactus, wildflower jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321462_mPZYT <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Mallow flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321462_mPZYT" title="Mallow flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-071/339321462_mPZYT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mallow flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="Mallow flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-071/339321462_mPZYT-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 09:39:39 ebe7fbbbbd1d459aa9adfd953ce9a75c 44836a2ac15125869d20e2ce58761292 6f6eb37783ea7c42749d928d4d3e9861 05335ec1b14e580cf88a3abd927b1da3 bcbda96ccba43ae1f42c07269f4c4d1b e9bcdf200d7d4652953de3d46bfa9aa0 c1fe1d768692d1a6ef8b268f9f32d867 8871ddf7510488bc7196cdfe2cb86ee3 9a9eb135c681e9c7a6d3f38f033f42d6 Mallow flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Mallow flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321462_mPZYT" title="Mallow flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-071/339321462_mPZYT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mallow flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="Mallow flower; 10,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest, mallow, wildflower jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321678_ADp3S <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />An alpine garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321678_ADp3S" title="An alpine garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-180/339321678_ADp3S-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="An alpine garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="An alpine garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:33 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-180/339321678_ADp3S-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 15:05:46 a80235458a8e32879d6eee1b9d9a7b3b 4db8fb5747b794a061f778ccff67a8d7 56019a5ee745b24e3d5903b0300d212d 9176ab1a5bfde3cd8a8bf1517dcc1689 9ee0ad957585fe12e55500cc1faab2dd 63c9a495f86c687630febb4f4b42ba08 40d1e8f8525a18e911872816beef6730 5cd9c80491bdfa8b49692b6b771e1733 d0ac33bdbba94f6a0461ff254cff2a5a An alpine garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />An alpine garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321678_ADp3S" title="An alpine garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-180/339321678_ADp3S-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="An alpine garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="An alpine garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest, wildflower jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321554_c26Yo <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Phlox growing in the rocks; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321554_c26Yo" title="Phlox growing in the rocks; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-129/339321554_c26Yo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Phlox growing in the rocks; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="Phlox growing in the rocks; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:16 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-129/339321554_c26Yo-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 11:53:16 dd604629ff41999e099478571b74fdb0 bc64e91eab7975c5059bc183f5648971 f6da6c203675a547367880d9b190d0c1 3fbfeb2dcf876b624aec169071c55dec 618b72dce10e48a77d12fd7908e8a4a6 c0ec16c026eadb3f115cc6d8b8775577 ab6714df0d12630c95cb821b5510cb40 2fa8455202cec90155fc9af5f135d812 c7486fdd0086f1a2b2afc66ae86b61d7 Phlox growing in the rocks; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Phlox growing in the rocks; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321554_c26Yo" title="Phlox growing in the rocks; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-129/339321554_c26Yo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Phlox growing in the rocks; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="Phlox growing in the rocks; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest, plox, wildflower jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321597_waqMX <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Alpine sunflower; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California This flower is also known as "old man of the mountains". It lives for an unknown number of years before finally flowering. Aft ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321597_waqMX" title="Alpine sunflower; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California This flower is also known as "old man of the mountains". It lives for an unknown number of years before finally flowering. Aft ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-170/339321597_waqMX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Alpine sunflower; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California This flower is also known as "old man of the mountains". It lives for an unknown number of years before finally flowering. Aft ..." title="Alpine sunflower; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California This flower is also known as "old man of the mountains". It lives for an unknown number of years before finally flowering. Aft ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:21 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-170/339321597_waqMX-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 14:36:33 f30e819b91ad989d24290465cfed715a 61c92de73dd3b3a271dd5ae9d421d361 a17193511a3ab044a1471c8ad3b231b6 043ee3aafa2624917ce764c0ab647bec 4221981e9310ef303a768b810743cbb8 3fb8a817952302d6b69d62ab8f3033f5 6fa8c21db0e14f860f9d2eb801e34e20 38f37f9196b4e3030da5000d913ed37b c74d80085abaf33526de100a9a89c4c0 Alpine sunflower; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California This flower is also known as "old man of the mountains". It lives for an unknown number of years before finally flowering. Aft ... <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Alpine sunflower; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California This flower is also known as "old man of the mountains". It lives for an unknown number of years before finally flowering. Aft ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321597_waqMX" title="Alpine sunflower; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California This flower is also known as "old man of the mountains". It lives for an unknown number of years before finally flowering. Aft ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-170/339321597_waqMX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Alpine sunflower; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California This flower is also known as "old man of the mountains". It lives for an unknown number of years before finally flowering. Aft ..." title="Alpine sunflower; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California This flower is also known as "old man of the mountains". It lives for an unknown number of years before finally flowering. Aft ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest, alpine sunflower, man of mountains, wildflower jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321759_jg5Fx <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Mountain garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321759_jg5Fx" title="Mountain garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-194/339321759_jg5Fx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mountain garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="Mountain garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-194/339321759_jg5Fx-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 15:22:28 fa97ff1986335ca8fdc3561f11f64fd3 49b0a27969d70a2f6348edd19a3979a9 7275efa5abf87b65002730355cc0f1dd ffee0f9933a73f5ee3d915bce75319ba 8420d68821ca793eae69be80e13bece7 4bb984b677267129f824bdbcd297c640 dc158f5e0ded83636a8a7c5526c917f3 09ed257f4ef93b5b6e411393758322bf 1fce3cf99daeab785cb36c240bb12761 Mountain garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Mountain garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321759_jg5Fx" title="Mountain garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-194/339321759_jg5Fx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mountain garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="Mountain garden; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest, wildflower jtroth jtroth http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321504_uHAyi <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Indian paintbrush; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321504_uHAyi" title="Indian paintbrush; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-100/339321504_uHAyi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Indian paintbrush; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="Indian paintbrush; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:00:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (jtroth) http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-100/339321504_uHAyi-Th.jpg 2008-07-04 11:14:59 a91a93da1e32209e78422f39b35bf8b1 25ef4fdfc5b547211cb75aa40fdd1cd8 5856af58aa1be6e69390478d45db4bea 3659b3fe83bb3f1a3a1d8314ac4b5ccd c80e208b23e0233852b83d93644ef8b2 8ad8cdb9d6517effca4e3bf694a261ae ea15e6932eedc2fad0064d81b08aea0b ad90cf06e60a51bd935711212de30836 5f764846b08155d596bd85acba3f4a87 Indian paintbrush; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California <p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Indian paintbrush; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/5539489_saRS4#339321504_uHAyi" title="Indian paintbrush; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Nature/The-Oldest-Trees/2008-07-04-100/339321504_uHAyi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Indian paintbrush; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" title="Indian paintbrush; 11,000 feet, White Mountains, California" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature bristlecone pine, tree, white mountains, inyo national forest, indian paintbrush, wildflower jtroth jtroth