Bonsai in the Wild

[bonsai barry]

Long before I was interested in bonsai, this tree on the rock caught my eye years ago when I was backpacking. Wish I had more photos. I'm thinkng that is probably a lodge pole pine (Pinus contorta).

 

[Brian Underwood]

Very cool. I happen upon trees like those while getting lost in the Trinity Alps. Once you reach a high enough altitude, everything begins to shrink and become more scarce, seeming to be clinging to the edge of life. Very good inspiration indeed.

 

[yenling83]

wow, I really like that. Beautiful picture thanks for sharing.

 

[jk_lewis]

Hope it stays there now.

 

[treebeard55]

As Brian said, there's inspiration! Thanks, Barry.

 

[Bill S]

Can you imagine how much clay it took to make that pot?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Should be pretty easy enough to collect, just have to bring the whole rock back to the car!

Beautiful photograph Barry, thanks for sharing. Looks like paradise to me!

 

[G3ON5IA_GUY]

Very cool!

 

[ghues]

Another wonderful example of mother nature.
Looks like the stand (forest) in the background is dying from perhaps a beetle infestation.

 

[Smoke]

Merced River?

 

[bonsai barry]

Merced River?

Nope. Truthfully I don't recall where this location is. I think it might be Jenny Lake out of Courtright Reservoir. It has been about thirty-five years with a lot of backpacking trips since then. Those trips tend to get jumbled in my memory but I'm pretty sure there were mosquitoes present!