Tree Line, Rocky Mountain National Park, June 2004
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The boundary between alpine forest and alpine tundra is often populated by the Bristlecone Pine, the longest-lived organism on Earth. This pine is the Above Tree Line Images site logo. The oldest Bristlecone is named Methuselah and boasts a calculated age of 4,767 years.
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