The Survivor Pine at Mori
The Survivor Pine at Mori
This is one of the last surviving giant pines at the riverside grove in Mori, now surrounded by a younger plantation of pine trees.
Mountains of Cedar and Snow
Mountains of Cedar and Snow
The Cryptomeria at Chakrata Checkpost
The Cryptomeria at Chakrata Checkpost
Just north of the foreigner-exclusion zone at Chakrata, a large Japanese Redwood is growing near the roadside
Laxmi Narayan Tree at Rawalsar
Laxmi Narayan Tree at Rawalsar
A tree sacred to Krishna grows at a temple near the sacred Lake of Rewalsar, nestled in the pine-mountains of Himachal Pradesh
Spiti Snapshot Willow
Spiti Snapshot Willow
This tree, one of the largest in the entire Spiti Valley, was only quickly photographed from the window of a share-jeep hurtling down the highway
Nako Gompa Cypress
Nako Gompa Cypress
The village of Nako, high in the mountains between Kinnaur and Spiti, is beneath a small Buddhist monument where this tree grows
Inner Line Permit Poplar
Inner Line Permit Poplar
This poplar tree offers some shade to the foreigners queuing to get an Inner-line permit into the restricted mountain border region
Rawalsar Dalai and Panchen Lama Trees
Rawalsar Dalai and Panchen Lama Trees
At a monastery next to the sacred Rewalsar Lake, two American Magnolia trees planted by the Dalai Lama serve as representatives of his and the Panchen Lama’s role in Tibetan Buddhism
Lahaul Dabah Willow
Lahaul Dabah Willow
This tree grows next to the bridge over the icy Lahaul River, near a small cluster of teashops serving the intrepid travellers crossing through this remote, icy, and largely uninhabited glacial valley
Nako Lake Juniper
Nako Lake Juniper
Near the Nako Village Lake high in the mountains can be found this evergreen juniper tree
Rekong Peo Prayer Wheel Hub
Rekong Peo Prayer Wheel Hub
High in the Kinnaur Valley, the town of Rekong Peo has a Buddhist Prayer Wheel shaded beneath a small tree