Methuselah (tree)

[Curt]

Has anyone here actually seen the tree called Methuselah? Does anyone know where it is located or is it a National Park protected secret place?

 

[r-brian]

Methuselah is located somewhere in the Schulman Grove. The exact tree is kept a secret for it's own safety. Here is a great site on the Bristlecone Pines: http://www.sonic.net/bristlecone/

 

[keithwms]

Yup it's secret. Last pics I saw were by Muench in the Feb '08 issue of Outdoor Photographer. I've been up there and had a great time but didn't see it. But if you study Muench's shots you can probably locate it.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

I used to know a geologist who knew where it was, and he would take people up there and tell them that they could see it without letting them know exactly which one was Methuselah.

 

[Curt]

There is something magic about knowing that a living tree that old is out there, I don't need to see it and probably won't try, I would like to go to the park though. I also read in my search of a Norway Spruce in Sweden that's supposedly 8,000 years old. That's hard to imagine. I heard about the Methuselah tree on a Science Channel program about time last night.

 

[keithwms]

Curt these trees do need to be seen up close and personal, they are so full of character and wonderful abstract geometry. Here is a post of mine from hybridphoto.

 

[Curt]

From the Road Spotted Squirrel and Succulents. Santa Barbara, CA.

They are smarter than they look, a favorite of mine.

Keith you're right, it's on my have to go to place list. The photo's are terrific, the tree is otherworldly in its beauty.

Curt