gf beranek
Old Schooler
Our trip to the Eastern Sierra and White Mountains was fantastic. Such beautiful landscapes and contrast. I been meaning to post these pics for some time. To capture the shear breadth of it all I took a lot of panorama shots.
The bristle cone and limber pine share the same habitat in the White Mountains. We made it up to Patriarch Grove, over 11,000 feet. I didn't know the mountains got their name from the dolomite up there. It's white. And where there is dolomite in the White Mountains you will find the bristle cone and limber pine. Super gnarly trees.
Thunderheads were building steadily all day, moving toward the Eastern Sierra, and lightening bolts were were striking everywhere. It made for some nice skies in the photographs, but at the same time it was kind of scary. The altitude put Terri on her seat. Trying to get her to hike was like pulling teeth. She managed a short 'one mile loop' and that was enough.
As it was we didn't spend as much time up there as I would've liked. So next spring we're going back, and I'm going to hike the Methuselah Trail at the Schulman Grove. Hopefully Terri will be up to doing it with me. If not, I'll do it alone.
Enjoy!
The bristle cone and limber pine share the same habitat in the White Mountains. We made it up to Patriarch Grove, over 11,000 feet. I didn't know the mountains got their name from the dolomite up there. It's white. And where there is dolomite in the White Mountains you will find the bristle cone and limber pine. Super gnarly trees.
Thunderheads were building steadily all day, moving toward the Eastern Sierra, and lightening bolts were were striking everywhere. It made for some nice skies in the photographs, but at the same time it was kind of scary. The altitude put Terri on her seat. Trying to get her to hike was like pulling teeth. She managed a short 'one mile loop' and that was enough.
As it was we didn't spend as much time up there as I would've liked. So next spring we're going back, and I'm going to hike the Methuselah Trail at the Schulman Grove. Hopefully Terri will be up to doing it with me. If not, I'll do it alone.
Enjoy!
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