Bristlecone Pine, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah, USA
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The bristlecone pines are believed to grow older than any other single living thing, living to a ripe old age of up to thousands of years. The needles on the branches are thick like a bristle and dark green. The newest cones appear at the ends of the branches bright red-brown against the needles, turning a darker brown with age.
This old one rises above the Ramparts Trail at Cedar Breaks National Monument and appears to be in its twilight years with a bit of greenery that looks scarce compared to its immense gnarled and twisted body.
Cedar Breaks is a natural amphitheater at the edge of the Markagunt plateau, falling down and away fr...
Cedar Breaks is a natural amphitheater at the edge of the Markagunt plateau, falling down and away ...
A giant amphitheater 2,000 feet deep and 3 miles across, 10,662 feet at the highest point in the monu...
Frank Jasper enjoying the view from Chessman Ridge Overlook in Cedar Breaks National Monument near Br...
Frank Jasper and Jon Jasper at the Alpine Lake in Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah. For more p...
Jon Jasper enjoying the winter scenery at North View in Cedar Breaks National Monument just outside o...
Jon Jasper walking up Ashdown Gorge within the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness.
The Southwest Wildlife Foundation cares for sick, injured and orphaned native Utah wildlife; restorin...
The view from the hill on the Southeast corner over looks most of the park. The pathway that runs thr...
Utah is a state located in the westcentral region of the United States of America. Utah is the 13th largest state by area, ranks 34th by population and 10th by population density of the 50 United States. Utah was the 45th state to be admitted into the Union, on January 4, 1896. Utah is landlocked, being bordered by the states of Idaho to the north, Wyoming to the northeast, Nevada on the west, Colorado on the east and Arizona to the south. Utah is very mountainous and is a popular outing destination of the outdoorsman. The state population is about 2.82M with 95% being Caucasian, 2.4% Asian, 1.7% Native American and 1.3% Black. The state capital and largest city is Salt Lake City.
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