It's that twisty corkscrew one that so many have a photo of, supposed to be near the Schulman Grove. I'm sort of making Bristlecone a acclimation spot for the night before Eastern Sierra trips, and might do that tomorrow night... but won't have time to do much of any scouting... and I've used up all my trees! Any help/directions or gps cords would be most appreciated! (feel free to email me if you don't want the whole world to know!)
I was hoping to go to utah this weekend, but that looks like a fantasy right now, the sierras might be a better bet..
I'm not 100% sure, but I think this is on the shorter trail through Schulman Grove. It is actually not far from the visitors center, or where it was before it burned. I think there is another tree right next to it, and they are both on a steep slope of loose rock. If this is the tree I think it is, you walk right by it on the trail, close enough to reach out and touch it almost.
Yep, it's along the shorter Schulman Grove trail, along the northern most portion of the trail. If I recall, you can actually see this tree from the dirt road heading up to the Patriarch Grove, once you know where to look. It's a very photogenic tree. Have fun!
I wasn't myself aware of this particular tree's whereabouts, but I did pick up a copy of Vern's book after visiting his exhibit at the Mountain Light Gallery a month or so back. An excellent exhibit and well put together book. I can't wait to see what you come back with.
Floris, it's exciting to know that there is still exploration and discovery in popular areas. Yes, this is the famous tree on the short 'Discovery' trail at Schulman. It's an icon, but you have to have it in your portfolio. There are so many ways to photograph it.
It seems that there is enough moonlight so you can find it in the dark if you have to. Since the discovery trail is short you should be able pretty quickly without the need of a GPS.
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It's that twisty corkscrew one that so many have a photo of, supposed to be near the Schulman Grove. I'm sort of making Bristlecone a acclimation spot for the night before Eastern Sierra trips, and might do that tomorrow night... but won't have time to do much of any scouting... and I've used up all my trees! Any help/directions or gps cords would be most appreciated! (feel free to email me if you don't want the whole world to know!)
I was hoping to go to utah this weekend, but that looks like a fantasy right now, the sierras might be a better bet..
Chris