National Geographic Travelのインスタグラム(natgeotravel) - 6月21日 03時43分

We had to visit the absolutely incredible Bristlecone pine tree forest, home to some of the oldest living organisms on earth, when visiting Great Basin. However, the roads up to Wheeler peak, where the Bristlecone trail starts, were not yet cleared from the winter snow. The trail starts at an elevation of over 10,000 feet, so the fact that it was still under four feet of snow in May was no real surprise. So, rather than driving to Wheeler Peak, we strapped on some snowshoes and hiked. It was a pretty epic day, hiking about 11 miles most of which was above 10,000 feet and on top of four feet of snow. To say we did a lot of route finding (or more to the point, no route finding) would be an understatement. We had the trail to ourselves and it was absolutely grand. And yes, we did reach the ancient 3000 to 4000 year old Bristlecones, and it was worth every bit of the effort (but that's for another post). Great Basin National Park (20 of 59)
Shot with FUJIFILM X-T1 and XF16-55mm F2.8 lens

Photo by @jonathan_irish // Photographer and former Nat Geo staffer Jonathan Irish (@jonathan_irish) is on an epic road trip to visit and create incredible content in all of the 59 U.S. National Parks in 52 weeks during the centennial of the National Park Service. He'll be sharing his images and stories along the way here, on his own Instagram feed, and on the following link at Nat Geo: www.natgeo.com/59in52 . #59in52 #onassignment

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