Oldest tree?

[stig]

Looks like a Utah juniper ( juniperus osteosperma) to me.
Hard to tell from a photo, could simply be a very old Western juniper ( J. occidentalis).

 

[Blinky]

I was thinking Western juniper too.

 

[rumination]

Wow, very cool tree.

 

[gf beranek]

Knarly tree for sure.

A fellow once told me, "A day to a tree is like a heart beat for a man"

 

[Gord]

It's amazing how conditions at the edge of a species' tolerance causes longevity in many cases.

 

[TREECYCLE]

Thanks for the i.d guys.
fortitude comes to mind when thinking of enduring the High Sierra for season upon season, century after century, all in the exact same place.

It kinda looks like it likes it though