My son Johnny left, and my 2 knucklehead surrogate kids Dustin (middle) & (Curtis) right went fishing last weekend: This was supposed to be a trip to Hell Hole ... Not the freaking Ansel Adams trail in May >:(
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They didn't catch any fish at all, but the learned that 9000+' elevation in the Sierras in May is not where you want to be ??? They all are home safe and had a great time, but froze their butts off trying to get off the mountain...Love thes guys guys & great pics:
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You know what they were thinking! I didn't know there was any snow left.
Quote from: MarkT on May 30, 2015, 02:46:35 AM
You know what they were thinking! I didn't know there was any snow left.
California drought hahahahahahah..yes but not there and not then...Foolish men, but at 31 I still say kids...They are amazing ;D ;D ;D
Tim, that second pic looks amazing, to me looks like someone is trying to push himself into that trunk...or maybe I just had too much wine with dinner :-\.
Quote from: MarkT on May 30, 2015, 02:46:35 AM
You know what they were thinking! I didn't know there was any snow left.
I agree ??? Crap, too much whiskey ;D
Is that a bristlecone pine tree?
Quote from: Alto Mare on May 30, 2015, 03:08:18 AM
Tim, that second pic looks amazing, to me looks like someone is trying to push himself into that trunk...or maybe I just had too much wine with dinner :-\.
I agree with Sal. I put down the bottle of zin to get a better look. That tree swallowed a kid. You can see his legs hanging of the monsters mouth. Dominick
Stunning pics, you are so lucky guys, enjoy it every minute you can ;)
Yes gentleman I agree loo s exactly like someone being swallowed by that tree, and I haven't had a drop to drink today.......YET!
oops forgot the"k"
I'm staying off that mountain... the trees eat people up there. LOL! You're right, it does look like a man eating tree.
Nice photos, Ansel ;)
Glad to see you had some time to enjoy with your "kids".
Dom
Yes,
That tree is a Bristlecone Pine -- Oldest organism on the planet -- many are 3000 to 5000 years old.
Generally grow around granite at an elevation of 8000' to 11,000' -- Western states only.
They are older than the Giant Sequoias, that could be 2,000 to 3,000 years old.
These gnarly old guys are tough, not too big, but impressive. No 2 alike.
We have these about 35 miles away, and a grove of Sequoia Gigantea about 21 miles away by air.
Tim -- that country looks like the Western slope on the North fork of the San Joaquin River -- up towards Ritter and Banner -- out of Clover Meadow. Maybe Cora, Edna, Burro, Sadler, Ediza, or Island Lake? Up around Hemlock Crossing, maybe?
Best,
Fred
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