Daniel McVey posted this photo to EarthSky Facebook. He wrote:
Stripped of its bark, tortured by the elements, and survivor to an axe, this bristlecone tree stands with others in a forest over a 1,000 years old near Alma, Colorado.
Thank you, Daniel!
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