Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Don’t make the mistake of passing the steep, curvy, road to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest without actually driving up for a look. This sliver of mountain-top terrain is a sacred place, home to the oldest trees in the world, and by...
Emigrant Wilderness Think of Emigrant Wilderness as Yosemite’s forgotten little brother. Bordering its more famous sibling to the north, this high country is defined by granite walls, domes, ridges, peaks and the meadows, creeks, and lakes that lay in their...
Convict Lake Tucked into a glacial cirque, Convict Lake is ringed by dramatic, High Sierra peaks — most notably Laurel Mountain and Mount Morrison. It’s not exactly a wilderness experience, though. A paved road leads here, where you’ll also find a quaint...
Desolation Wilderness Desolation Wilderness is an alpine landscape scoured by ancient glaciers and punished over and over by heavy winds and snow. Here, in the high country above Lake Tahoe, only the hardiest trees grow, twisting in the gales to make a scene out of...
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