Rural Ways was atop Noah's Ark this week, where it found a curious collection of pines. In a single location there were ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa), pinyon (P. edulis), bristlecone (P. aristata), and limber (P. flexilis) pines. It is not rare to see ponderosa and pinyon intermingled on lower and mid elevation slopes. (It is, in fact, not rare to see ponderosa or pinyon anywhere in Utah.) It is a little rarer to find both limber and bristlecone together along a windy ridgeline, but to find all four in one spot has got to be worth noting. At least to us. Though even we realize that most well adjusted people living normal lives have more interesting things to think about.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Four Pines
Rural Ways was atop Noah's Ark this week, where it found a curious collection of pines. In a single location there were ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa), pinyon (P. edulis), bristlecone (P. aristata), and limber (P. flexilis) pines. It is not rare to see ponderosa and pinyon intermingled on lower and mid elevation slopes. (It is, in fact, not rare to see ponderosa or pinyon anywhere in Utah.) It is a little rarer to find both limber and bristlecone together along a windy ridgeline, but to find all four in one spot has got to be worth noting. At least to us. Though even we realize that most well adjusted people living normal lives have more interesting things to think about.
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