what's nice about the Bristlecone hike is the fact that it's a loop
relatively flat ground it's an easy one mile starter hike this is probably the first hike
that you should do when you get to Bryce Canyon National Park perfect warm-up maybe
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we're gonna go do the Bristlecone Loop Trail we're right here at Rainbow Point the Bristlecone Loop
Trail is about a mile good starter hike yep we gotta work our way into it especially with
Wayne's busted back but we're starting at 9100 feet true let's go what are you doing little guy
left or right first um either way this looks like it's steeper to go down which means it's
easier to--if we don't have a steep--well it's probably either way we're screwed when come out here
and you do the Bristlecone hike just keep in mind that you're starting at 9100 feet
and you're gonna go down it's a big loop but just keep that in mind you're gonna want water i mean
i'm cold but you get thirsty yeah and even if you're not thirsty still drink a little bit here
and there because you can dehydrate quickly here yeah you don't realize you're sweating
because it's just immediately immediately evaporates
you know what this is reminding me of no what's that that hike we did at uh Waterton Lakes in
Alberta Canada oh yeah with all the it had a bad fire the summer before we were there
i don't know if this was natural or control burn not sure i'm guessing natural yeah i'm thinking
it could be i don't know it's just a very small area like like they kept it under control oh well
parasites and disease have invaded this unburned forest clutter of downed trees
dead limbs and needles would not have accumulated if fire had swept through here frequent lightning
caused fires usually consume fallen litter without destroying the whole forest without
fire dead wood needles and other debris builds up providing fuel for large and hotter fires
it's very important especially in these desert landscapes that we respect the
struggling survival that they face on a day-to-day basis takes a long time for everything to grow
i'm a dead tree lover dead tree junkie
i think online it said something about how some of these trees are really old oh yeah it takes
a long time for these trees to grow really old some of these trees on the Bristlecone Loop Trail
are 1,800 years old wow that is crazy old now is it the green ones or the dead ones i don't know
or hey you guys if you know comment below
bristlecones thrive where few other plants can grow at the windiest point of the trail on bare
rocky ground this bristlecone has lasted more than 1600 years good golly
bristlecone pines can survive prolonged drought when branches and portions of the trunk appear
dead other limbs may function at the main trunk this bristlecone's trunk has been dead a long
time while a surviving branch has become the new tree that's awesome man that's cool it's gorgeous
oh cause you took your sweater off well it was sunny and it was hot
what's nice about the bristlecone hike is the fact that it's at 9,100 feet above sea
level but for the most part it's a pretty flat trail not barely any elevation gain it's a nice
loop beautiful scenic views for the most part this is the worst part of the trail i've seen
so if you have you know limited mobility issues i think you can still do this trail
but you can see that they did a really good job grooming this trail i think for
the most part depending on your strength if you're handicapped i think you should be able to do this
well we're gonna see you decide i would highly suggest taking an aspirin every morning and drink
twice as much water the altitude in the desert will really affect you and this trail's at 9100
feet above sea level that's a high it's easy but we're speaking from being pretty good hikers
i mean i may have to crawl and slide sometimes but we're pretty good hikers and we live in Utah
this is actually probably the worst part that we've seen of the trail right here
it's got a little bit of erosion not too bad still back to the rainbow point yes i guess
so pretty so beautiful love it
*April laughs* what the hell is it
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