Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is located in the White Mountains, east of the Owens Valley and the Sierra range. The discovery of the uniqueness of this place is very recent. Acting on a rumor, Dr. Edmund Schulman discovered how ancient these trees were in 1953, almost by accident. Over several years of research, he and C.W. Ferguson found the oldest living thing on the planet, the 4,723 year old Methuselah tree, in 1957. Now, you can easily drive up and visit these ancients, many of which germinated during the Old Kingdom of Egypt, when the Great Pyramids of Giza were constructed. Consider that, as you stand face to face with these gnarled conifers.
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