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Sugar pine, <i>Pinus lambertiana</i>

Sugar pine, Pinus lambertiana

A sugar pine towering above us


Giant of the little forest, II

Giant of the little forest, II


Giant of the little forest

Giant of the little forest


Little forest

Little forest


Two pine seedlings

Two pine seedlings

Species uncertain


Incense cedar seedling

Incense cedar seedling


Old incense cedar on the beach

Old incense cedar on the beach


Sugar pine, <i>Pinus lambertiana</i>

Sugar pine, Pinus lambertiana

Fine old sugar pines--the first I'd ever seen--at Sugar Pine Point State Park


<i>Calocedrus decurrens</i>

Calocedrus decurrens

Stunning, stunning, stunning


Stunning old incense cedar, <i>Calocedrus decurrens</i>

Stunning old incense cedar, Calocedrus decurrens


Closeup foliage of whitebark pine

Closeup foliage of whitebark pine


Thrilling!

Thrilling!

How can I be expected to ID an old guy like this one?


Twisted old guy

Twisted old guy


Closeup foliage of whitebark pine

Closeup foliage of whitebark pine


Whitebark pine

Whitebark pine

Standing tall


Closeup foliage of whitebark pine

Closeup foliage of whitebark pine


Whitebark pine

Whitebark pine


Western white pine, <i>Pinus monticola</i>

Western white pine, Pinus monticola

Approximately 250 years old, beautiful bark.


Closeup foliage of whitebark pine

Closeup foliage of whitebark pine


Whitebark pine

Whitebark pine


Young white fir

Young white fir

Looks like a bonsai to me


A larger white fir

A larger white fir


Closeup foliage of lodgepole pine

Closeup foliage of lodgepole pine


Young lodgepole pine

Young lodgepole pine


More wildflowers, unidentified

More wildflowers, unidentified


Wildflowers at Big Meadow

Wildflowers at Big Meadow

I need help on the ID, as usual!


Yellow wildflowers, unknown ID

Yellow wildflowers, unknown ID

I really need to work on my wildflower knowledge


V-shaped Sierras

V-shaped Sierras

There are a lot of these V-shaped Sierras, often with one twin bare at the top


Lovely Sierra juniper in a nice setting

Lovely Sierra juniper in a nice setting


Needles of the red fir, <i>Abies magnifica</i>

Needles of the red fir, Abies magnifica


Sierra juniper

Sierra juniper


Sierra juniper

Sierra juniper

Beautiful old Sierra juniper--my kind of tree!


Sierra juniper (<i>Juniperus occidentalis</i>, subsp.  australis)

Sierra juniper (Juniperus occidentalis, subsp. australis)

Another one. This is why I love the Echo Lakes trail.


Sierra juniper (<i>Juniperus occidentalis</i>, subsp.  australis)

Sierra juniper (Juniperus occidentalis, subsp. australis)


Lupine, up close

Lupine, up close


Pretty flower, unknown ID

Pretty flower, unknown ID


Sky through the aspens on a sunny day

Sky through the aspens on a sunny day


Closeup foliage of whitebark pine, <i>pinus albicaulis</i>

Closeup foliage of whitebark pine, pinus albicaulis


Whitebark pine, <i>pinus albicaulis</i>

Whitebark pine, pinus albicaulis


Red fir, <i>Abies magnifica</i>

Red fir, Abies magnifica

Lovely young tree


Near Carson Pass

Near Carson Pass

A lovely specimen, whose identification I've unfortunately forgotten


Giant sequoia, <i>Sequoiadendron giganteum</i>

Giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum

A lovely young giant sequoia. Can't wait 'til mine look like that!