The first major point of interest on the road up the mountin is the Mt. Goliath Natural Area. This is where you will fine Mt. Evan's bristlecone pines. These hardy trees, which are some of the oldest living things on the planet serve as a boundary between the sub alpine forest and the alpine tundra. Although other bristlecones in the country are much older than the trees seen here ( some bristlecones are as old as 5,000 years) The Mt. Evans trees are around 1,600 years old. Pretty amazing to think about what the world must have been like when these trees first started growing.