A Trip to the Tree

IGO · Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 4144 Location: Las Vegas

Last Sunday when this heat wave was getting underway I ran for my hills. It was 85 degrees at 10,000 feet but bone dry, lots of shade and always a breaze it was perfect hiking weather.
I am still always and forever amazed this 2 mile high island in the sky exists in such an arrid world such as Las Vegas. I'm forever thankful too.

Spring Mountain National Recreation Area (Mt Charleston)
Some nice pix.......

http://www.arizonahikers.com/forum/modules.php?set_albumName=albvl55&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php
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YH · Posted: 7/4/2007, 7:49 pm Post subject:

Nice shots IGO. I don't think I have ever seen a Bristlecone Pine. I know we have them on the eastern side of the Sierra. (Say, Sierra sounds like a nice Dogs name!) I'm going to have to get over there.
Hard to believe they have survived so many milleniums!

DAB · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 152 Location: Surpise, AZ

Amazing tree's - thanks for the education. Had no clue of their age! Amazing place so close to sin city.

That's one of the things I like about Arizona too. A couple of hours and you are in completely different country!
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BoyNhisDog · Posted: 7/6/2007, 3:24 pm Post subject:

I like those trees!
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