Originally posted by Mihalis:
The Ancient Pines are considered as the oldest living organisms on Earth (although dead-like).
Many of the Bristlecone Pines started as seedlings when the
Great Pyramids of Egypt were being built. They only grow in six states of the Western USA, and the oldest of them are in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest of the White Mountains of California. They grow at high altitudes, between 10,000 and 11,000 feet.
The average age of these trees is 1,000 years old. But there are a few still living that have been around for over 4,000 years. The "Methuselah" tree is somewhere in this grove at the White Mountains, and is over 4,767 years old !
Loreena with her majestic voice sings for these trees in a unique way. Its like listening what these trees try to naratte to us of what they have been witnessing of, through time.
I collected some of the most haunting pictures about these pines...Most are taken from the White Mountains of California. I created a wonderfull video with Loreena's ode to them.
Here it is :
Ancient Pines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlyQbS347mEI hope you all enjoy it !
