After a little bit of sleep in the car up by the Patriarch Grove at the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest the sun started to beam down through the windows of the car and started to bring the body back to consciousness. The frigid air helped to speed up the wakeup process as well. It was [...]
After mulling over a side trip from Mammoth Mountain, I figured I’d head down to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Near Big Pine, California, swing by Lone Pine California and the Alabama Hills and then pop down to Death Valley, stop by Scotty’s Castle (at least) and then make it back to Mammoth Mountain tomorrow [...]
Bistlecone Pine trees are some of if not the oldest living things on earth and top out at more than 4,500 year old. The oldest trees tend to live in harsh conditions at elevations above 10,000 feet and sometimes barely look like they are alive. The first and only other Bristlecone Pine grove encountered on [...]
Unlike the Bristlecone forest in Big Pine California where you can drive all the way up to the Schulman Grove, hop out of your car and see the Bristlecone Pine trees, to see the Wheeler Bristlecone Pine grove at Great Basin National Park you’ve got to hike for the view after the 12 mile drive [...]
The Bristlecone Pine forest is one of the most amazing sights and hikes you will find in California. It’s off the beaten path and requires a 23 mile drive off of Highway 395 in California to get up to the Schulman Grove which is the lower and very scenic area in the Bristlecone Pine forest. [...]
The Bristlecone Pine Forest in Big Pine, California is one of the most amazing sights you will ever see. When you visit you’ll be in the presence of what are likely to be the oldest living things on earth. While they are not anywhere near as large a the Giant Sequoias found in places like [...]