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White Mountains

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The White Mountains of California are a small mountain range that runs along the eastern side of the upper Owens Valley, just across from the Sierra Nevada. The upper slopes hold some of the most easily accessible groves of Bristlecone Pine trees. Those trees can reach an age far greater than that of any other living thing known - up to nearly 5,000 years. Between cold temperatures, high winds, and short growing seasons, the trees grow very slowly, creating extremely dense wood with twisted shapes which is very resistant to invasion and decay. One of the bristlecone pines of the White Mountains, nicknamed 'Methuselah', is the oldest known tree in the world, about 4,700 years old.

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Lake Crowley and White Mountains at dusk. California, USA ( black and white) Bristlecone Pine tree squeleton, Patriarch Grove. California, USA ( black and white) Dead standing Bristlecone pine trees,  White Mountains. California, USA ( black and white) Lone Bristlecone Pine tree squeleton, Patriarch Grove. California, USA ( black and white) Bristlecone Pine trees, Patriarch Grove. California, USA ( black and white) Dead Bristlecone pines on barren slopes with storm clouds, White Mountains. California, USA ( black and white) Ancient Bristlecone Pine tree, Methuselah grove. California, USA ( black and white) Twisted Bristlecone Pine tree, Methuselah grove. California, USA ( black and white) Bristlecone Pine tree squeleton, Methuselah grove. California, USA ( black and white) Bristlecone Pine forest, Methuselah grove, White Mountains. California, USA ( black and white) Bristlecone Pine tree, late afternoon, Discovery Trail, Schulman Grove. California, USA ( black and white) Gnarled Bristlecone Pine trees  at sunset, Discovery Trail, Schulman Grove. California, USA ( black and white) Old Bristlecone Pine trees and moon at sunset, Discovery Trail, Schulman Grove. California, USA ( black and white) Ancient Bristlecone Pine tree and moon at sunset, Schulman Grove, White Mountains. California, USA ( black and white) Gnarled Bristlecone Pine tree and moon at sunset, Schulman Grove. California, USA ( black and white)
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