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The Ancestors Passing, Old Nez Perce Trail

By Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center July 2022 (approx.)
tree on hill with section of bark missing from trunk
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Pre-historic Nez Perce trail from the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon to the Great Plains to hunt bison. Ponderosa pine shows scars from the harvesting of cambium as a food source on those trips.

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Public Domain.