August 23, 2010

Trail Boss

The Boss is back. 
This was our first ride with Boss and Coco.  They got along fine. 
We rode up an Indian Canyon trail for some excellent mountain views.
On a windy, rocky ridgetop, we stopped at a small grove of Great Basin bristlecone pines. 
If you enlarge, you can see the bristles on the cones that give the tree its name:
Bristlecone pines grow very slowly and can live over 4000 years. 
We'll be gone the rest of this week. With luck, we'll have some fun adventures to share when we return. 

20 comments:

  1. Looks marvelous to me! The Bristlecone pines are beautiful! Boss and Coco are looking good! Hope you have a fun week! Look forward to your photos when you return! Have a great trip!

    Sylvia

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  2. Have a wonderful time away!!
    Love those bristlecones, so neat looking.

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  3. Hey! I'm your newest follower...looking frwd to your adventures. I live near the ocean so seeing the mountains is such a treat.

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  4. Another beautiful ride. Who rode Coco? Glad they get along. Bet Mischief was sad to be left behind.

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  5. I wouldn't want to have an encounter with a Bristlecone Pine.... 4000 years, huh???? Wow---those trees could tell us all a little about life, couldn't they????? ha

    Did you ride on Coco or Boss???? I'm sure that Boss has been crying recently ---being left home alone!!! ha

    Have a wonderful trip. Can't wait to see pictures.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  6. Hi Janie, I love the photo of the pine cones. Are your Bristlecones there getting a fungus? Ours here are and many are dying - it is some kind of rust canker. Have a good adventure!

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  7. I'm glad to hear that Boss is back. You definitely had a beautiful ride -- your photos are wonderful.
    Have a safe and enjoyable trip. Bring back lots of pictures.

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  8. Bristlecone pines are amazing in their longevity and rugged beauty. I think I've read that the oldest living tree in the world is a bristlecone pine.

    Fantastic mountain view in your third photo!

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  9. The Bristlecone pines can live more than 4000 years?! That's amazing! Canyon is my hubby's dream destination so I ask him to look at the pic here 1st :-)

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  10. you really know how to capture the grand majesty of your time out and about, gorgeous!

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  11. Brilliant website, I hadn't noticed uthappytrails.blogspot.com earlier in my searches!
    Keep up the superb work!

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  12. Great to see Boss again, and your photos are again absolutely fabulous.
    An English Girl Rambles

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  13. Forgot to say have a great trip. I look forward to seeing more fabulous photos :)

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  14. Did I ever mention that's darn pretty country? I thought so! I never get tired of looking at it though. Some of those photos I just want to reach my face into and breath deeply. (You can't do that with the internet ... yet!)

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  15. I've missed coming along on your rides these past few weeks.

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  16. Oh I forgot how much I love it here. I think my blood pressure drops every time I visit your blog! ♥♥

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  17. Cool to see the bristles on the cones! Don't think I've seen that before...

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  18. Hi there from Athens! Have you seen your photo in my last post?

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  19. The bristlecones are beautiful. And the scenery is breathtaking as usual. Boss looks happy...

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