_JFR_: 0070 The one-lane narrows on Highway 168 east of Big Pine, on the way to see the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0077 Looking west from the Sierra View Overlook on White Mountain Road in the Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0081 Zoomed-in view of the Palisade Glacier (center) from the Sierra View Overlook in the Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0085 Panorama view of the High Sierra from the Sierra View Overlook on White Mountain Road in the Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0089 The cousins posing at the Sierra View Overlook in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0100 Puffy cumulus clouds on White Mountain Road as we head north toward the Schulman Grove
_JFR_: 0102 Schulman Grove Visitor Center in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest where the Methuselah Trail begins
_JFR_: 0114 We decided to hike the 4.5 mile Methuselah Trail to see the world's oldest trees, in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0116 A Bristlecone Pine Cone on the Methuselah Trail in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0118 Lovely colors on the still-standing Ancient Bristlecone Pine trunks
_JFR_: 0122 An Ancient Bristlecone Pine growing on the hillside on the Methuselah Trail
_JFR_: 0127 The Methuselah Trail is considered Moderate as it goes up and down less than 1000 feet
_JFR_: 0129 Dead yet standing Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trunk on the Methuselah Trail
_JFR_: 0142 That white limestone ridge (center) is the Methuselah Grove - one of those trees is the oldest tree in the world!
_JFR_: 0152 Zoomed-in view of the white limestone ridge where the Methuselah Tree grows - they won't say which one it is
_JFR_: 0158 Two young men in the same photo as the oldest tree on Earth, in the Methuselah Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0165 Looking up at the ridge where the Methuselah Tree is probably located - only the park rangers know which one
_JFR_: 0174 Looking north from the Methuselah Grove in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0177 We continued hiking through the picturesque section of the Methuselah Trail in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0211 Looking southeast over a dry lake from the Methuselah Trail in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0218 Healthy needles (five per cluster) and new growth on a Bristlecone Pine branch
_JFR_: 0224 Looking north from the upper section of the Methuselah Trail in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0228 Looking down at the white limestone ridge where the Methuselah Tree grows - one of them is the world's oldest tree
_JFR_: 0233 There was one tiny residual patch of snow, so they immediately ran and had a snowball fight!
_JFR_: 0240 Looking east over a bristlecone-covered ridge as we head back to the visitor center on the Methuselah Trail
_JFR_: 0259 Seeking a spot to acclimate to elevation, we headed north on White Mountain Road
_JFR_: 0268 Beautiful high country on White Mountain Road as we head north toward the Patriarch Grove
_JFR_: 0279 Another view west toward the snowy High Sierra from White Mountain Road in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
_JFR_: 0293 The air and views were great on White Mountain Road, with the Sierra Nevada to the west
_JFR_: 0298 View north from White Mountain Road, high above the treeline