I have wanted to see the ancient Bristlecone Pines on our western trips for many years. Because they grow in such high elevations and in such isolated areas, we had never gone to see them. We were only a couple of hours away from this forest, so I was determined to see them on this trip. The forest is located at 10,000 feet in elevation up a long, winding road.
It is very easy to tell where the Bristlecone Pine forest begins and ends. The patch of darker trees are the ancient trees. They grow only in very specific conditions.
July 2, 2012 This little sunflower grows in high elevations. Like many plants that live in harsh conditions (cold and windy in winter, hot and dry in summer), it has silvery hairs on the leaves. I saw this plant at the Bristlecone Pine forest.
