“The Methuselah Trail is located in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains in the Inyo National Forest, northeast of Bishop. From the trail you will see the oldest Great Basin Bristlecone pine – Methuselah.”
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My story: Hubby and I were excited to camp in White Mountain. Altitude is over 14,000 ft. I didn’t realize that I was altitude sensitive. Some folks become ill at over 10,000 feet. I was one of those.
For me, I was so dizzy from lack of oxygen and I couldn’t eat or sleep for 2 nights. By the third day, I was so scared from having dreams of good friends becoming their opposites. That brought so much fear into my psyche.
We struck a conversation with Lee, his pseudonym, camping few feet up the hill. I shared my symptoms. He addressed my husband and said: “You need to take down your wife to lower elevations. If you wait any longer, you may not be able to bring her back.” He was talking about mental health well-being. He gave me some aspirin for my headache.
We quickly packed and hours later, at Yosemite, I felt renewed: I could sleep, I could dance, I could cook, I could walk the trails, and most importantly, I could eat.
I will never forget this harrowing experience that Lee saved me from.
Thanks to my hubby who drove me down, a trek of 7 hours from White Mountain to Yosemite.
God is good all the time.