bristlecone pine, the longest living, non-clonal organism on the planet. This tree has been on this hillside for more than 5000 years, though it died 1500 years ago.
a close up of the iconic lone cypress. fact: i scattered my brothers ashes at the base of the tree a few years ago. we were raised on the monterey peninsula
another iPhone shot from this morning. I was attempting to catch the setting moon above Mount Whitney, the highest point in the continental United States, but got this instead 😎✌️
The general Sherman tree in Sequoia national Park is the largest tree in the world by volume. There have been much larger trees in the past, but we cut them down.
there are about 4 good places to stand to get the shot and i got there in the dark. it was freezing. you can see the sand being sucked through mesa arch