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November 21, 2013

The Ancient of Days

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In a protected area high in the White Mountains in eastern California, 15 miles east of Bishop, you'll find the oldest living trees in the world. The gnarled beauties, called the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine, are believed to be 1,000 to around 4,800 years old. Can you imagine the amount of history they've been through? As the Bishop website states, "These trees were young and growing at the time stone axes were being used in Europe, the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) was being built, and cuneiform clay tablets were being used in northern Syria." - - Earth's Oldest Living Trees - My Modern Metropolis

Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 21, 2013 11:53 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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That we know of. Who really can say if there isn't some bristlecone somewhere on a lonely slope out in the Great Basin that isn't older?

Posted by: C W Swanson at November 21, 2013 12:42 PM

One of the most awe-inspiring places on the planet. One treads softly walking among these living things that were already in their prime when Moses was around.


Great photos at the link, too.


Thanks for posting this.

Posted by: Viking at November 21, 2013 12:58 PM

"...old growth"

Posted by: tripletap at November 21, 2013 6:18 PM

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