Our drive down 396 from Mammoth to Bishop would be our first sighting of Dixie Fire smoke.
We decided to take the Mexican Mine Trail and meet up with the Methuselah Trail.
Large BCP.
Wonder no more about the origins of "Bristle" cone pine.
Z walks past a large BCP.
Baby BCP!
Be careful Z! Thankfully, he is a great sign reader.
The Mexican Mine. Notable for its cabins made of Bristle Cone pine logs.
The Mexican Mine. Notable for its cabins made of Bristle Cone pine logs.
The Mexican Mine. Notable for its cabins made of Bristle Cone pine logs.
The Mexican Mine. Notable for its cabins made of Bristle Cone pine logs. Here's an old adit.
Mexican Mine tailings dump.
Cool piece of Poleta Sandstone exhibiting ventifaction.
Sunny break.
Dixie Fire smoke coming in strong from over 100 miles to the north.
The trail is snealy tiring, being above 10,000'.
Z and some tall BCP.
So cool.
