A visit to the ancient bristlecone pine forest in California's White Mountains ... 1997. Click on the images below to take your own tour, complete with details about what you're seeing.

The tallest bristlecone pine is but 60 feet tall, and most of its kind are much shorter. Clearly, bigger is not better in such a brutal environment as that found at high altitude in the White ...

The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine is another ancient tree, estimated to be 5,071 years old, and has defied odds to remain ...