Now you see it, now you don't

We went up the North Loop Trail to remove this user created structure inside of the Mt Charleston Wilderness...what an eyesore. Someone even built an illegal fire inside and burned part of a Bristlecone Pine...what a chucklehead. Forts are for kids. please keep wild.

The Raintree

The Bristlecone Pine called the Raintree holds court in the shadow of Mummy Mountain on the North Loop Trail just as it has for the last 4,000 years.

The Raintree

The Raintree is one of the oldest Bristlecones in the forest. It has been estimated the Raintree is 3000 years old It is awe inspiring to stand at the foot at the foot of this magnificent tree and just think about all it has seen and how many winters it has endured in silence and solitude. I have to say the Mt Charleston Wilderness is pretty darn cool or as I like to say really good stuff.