Your observation is more than astute. That region, in particular, the nearby Russian Wilderness actually has the most conifer species (18!) in one square mile in the world: https://www.michaelkauffmann.net/2014/0 ... ilderness/giantbrookie wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 8:29 am Marble Mtns Wilderness. ... The variety of conifers here is striking. I've never seen so many different conifer species growing fairly close together.
Certainly a hidden gem.