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Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/15/2014
Big Tree in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is estimated to be 1,500 years old.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
09/08/2014
Old-growth forest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar on the Staircase Rapids Loop Trail.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/03/2015
An iconic Joshua tree along the Skull Rock Nature Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/23/2013
'Big Tree' ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/23/2013
Neighboring giant ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa).
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/23/2016
Picturesque bristlecone pine along the Discovery Trail.
Basil Newburn
Photo Date:
10/24/2016
The Ancient Oaks Trail.
Jessica Beauchemin
Photo Date:
05/25/2016
The Banyan tree is like a jellyfish with thousands of tentacles hanging down from above.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/24/2016
Fortynine Palms Oasis in the Fortynine Palms Canyon.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/13/2014
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides).
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/11/2015
Joshua Tree National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/23/2013
Deschutes River near 'Big Tree.'
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/23/2016
Bristlecones growing in Patriarch Grove.
Basil Newburn
Photo Date:
10/24/2016
The Ancient Oaks Trail has two components: high (right) and low (left).