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A Day in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine ForestPhotographs by Dennis Flaherty, Essays by Mark A. Schlenz
Near the California-Nevada border, high in the White Mountains, Bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) have lived longer than any other trees in the world. Some trees in this Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest have stood nearly 5,000 years on the same ground they hold today in their subalpine woodland groves.Visitors to Methuselah Ridge and to the Patriarch Grove walk among trees that first gathered the sun's light into life as early human civilizations were just emerging. A day among the ancient bristlecone pines brings you into the living presence of history. Here, since time immemorial, our Earth's story has been written in ageless wood with every season's passing. Here, inspired by their triumphs over adversity and awed by the incredible beauty wrested from their struggles, you walk among trees of light. A Day in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest reflects the inspiring beauty of these trees of light in stunning photographic images that give rare glimpses into the seasons of their lives as they are sculpted by wind, ice, and time. In these images from the ancient forest, veteran Eastern Sierra landscape photographer Dennis Flaherty explores an artistic vision of nature as artist. Short essays by Mark Schlenz — Forest in the Sky, Trees of Life, Trees of Time, and Trees of Light — reflect upon the life cycle and extraordinary longevity of bristlecone pines, trace their contributions to science and to interpretations of human history, and explore their transformation by nature's forces into forms of unimaginable beauty living, dying, and enduring in their mountain fastness. Includes a section on visiting the 28,000-acre Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest east of Bishop, California. 64 pages, 9" x 9", full-color cover, 45 color photographs plus 6 historic black & white photographs, bibliography. $19.95 Books and Maps on Related Topics:Beyond the Golden Gate: California’s North Coast by Photography by Larry Ulrich Walk the Sky; Following the John Muir Trail by Photography by John Dittli, Essays by Mark Schlenz Exploring The Eastern Sierra: California & Nevada by Mark A. Schlenz, Photography by Dennis Flaherty Hearst Castle; An Interpretive History of W. R. Hearst's San Simeon Estate by Nancy E. Loe Wild Birds of California by David Lukas Wildflowers of the Plateau and Canyon Country by Photography Larry Ulrich Death Valley National Park—A Photographic Journey by Fred and Randi Hirschmann In Denali; A Photographic Essay of Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska by Text & Photographs by Kim Heacox Mono Lake: Mirror of Imagination by Dennis Flaherty Map of Red Rock Canyon by Franko’s Maps Guide Map of Las Vegas For Families & Non-Gamblers by Franko’s Maps Guide Map of the Las Vegas Strip by Franko’s Maps Great Basin National Park--Hiking Map and Guide by Earthwalk Press Exploring Eastern Sierra Canyons: Bishop to Lone Pine by Sharon Giacomazzi California Road Trip; A Climber's Guide Northern California by Tom Slater and Chris Summit |