Bristle Cone Pine Forest Hike, April 2002 View of Inyos from the road to the Bristlecone Pine Forest. The mountains in the foreground are part of the Inyos where CARMA may eventually be located - but nowhere near the Bristlecones, of course! View of the Inyos and the Deep Springs Valley View towards the Sierras on the road to Bristlecones Me, the Inyos and the Sierras Me, Sierras, Owens Valley, Inyos. First National Forest Service Sign announcing the Bristlecone Pine Forest Standing tall Volcanic rock and a bristlecone Catching a breath on the long hike up... Striped Living through fire Still climbing... An example of how a bristlecone survives Still winter! The Next CARMA site...? A trail not taken The Methuselah Walk Trail to the Oldest Living Tree The Old Guys Neighbourhood Another beautiful tree on the Discovery trail Two young bristlecones frame the Sierras A pair of beauties Awesome Brsitlecone and Blue sky Reaching for answers Gnarly Beauty View from 11.5 K from top of Discovery Trail Sea Bed rocks My favorite shot! I am still thinking of a caption!