Bristlecone Trail

We hiked on an easy to trail to see a spectacular view south of Bryce toward the Grand Canyon and to see Bristlecone Pine Trees.  As you can see there was plenty of snow but it was easy to walk along it with our poles.

At Bryce some of  the Bristlecone Pines are estimated to be over 1700 years old.  They are also found in other parts of the world where they may be as old as 4500 years old.  I am standing beside a new young pine.  The older ones are gnarled and woody with branches of healthy pine needles.

The pine cones are just beginning to form