Spring Mountains Nov. 3-4

Interesting looking area, this area is almost off the map to me, I've never heard of it. Is that a strand of juniper trees in the last image? Thanks for sharing this trip report.

Glad you like it! The trees are Bristlecone Pines.

I enjoyed this report as well. Nevada seems to have some hidden secrets.

From the latest Backpacker magazine:

"Gnarled, twisted bristlecone pines even look their age. See the 3,000 year old Raintree, the oldest living thing in Nevada, three miles into the 20 mile Mt. Charleston National Recreation Trail loop which winds through the biggest colony of bristlecones in the intermountain West."

It goes on to say that you can bag the three highest peaks in southern Nevada. Mummy, Charleston and Griffith.

Good pix. Thanks for the TR.

HJ

Looked like some great country with a range of landscapes.
Thanks

Speaking of old trees. Nevada used to have the worlds oldest non-clonal organism in the Prometheus tree, also a Bristlecone Pine. The tree was located near Wheeler Peak in the Snake Range (Great Basin National Park) and was cut down in 1964 and was at least 4,862 years old. The oldest living tree is now the Methuselah tree in California's White Mountains.