Your series of bristlecone pines have really been special.
I used to hike to them as a much younger man, and the story that always floated around was about the young researcher who foolishly cut down a specimen (perhaps the oldest living thing on the planet) to see how old it was! I recall a song about it, too.
Thanks, Pilgrimatic, and I appreciate your kind comments about this image and the series. Bristlecones in the White Mountains, and Foxtails in the Sierra Nevada, are probably my favorite timberline trees. They have lots of colorful character.
I believe that the Bristlecone Pine that was thought to be in the 4,000+ year range, was cut down by a U.S. Forest Service employee in the Mount Wheeler area of the Snake Range in Nevada, before the present Great Basin National Park was established. A sad story. The research work done by Dr. Edmund Schulman helped to prevent future mishaps both in the White Mountains and elsewhere in the National Forest system.
I very much like such intimate views of Nature. Though so often overlooked, they can be some of the most interesting subjects. Your image is no exception. Beautiful flowing lines of Earth tones with some depth. Well done!
DonH wrote:
I very much like such intimate views of Nature. Though so often overlooked, they can be some of the most interesting subjects. Your image is no exception. Beautiful flowing lines of Earth tones with some depth. Well done!
