That looks like a great place to hike to…and it was!
The Great Basin National Park in Eastern Nevada is one of
the top ten least visited national parks maybe because it is located off of
Highway 50…the Loneliest Road in America.
Although not many people, the area was filled with rock, sagebrush and
bristlecone pines…definitely a place to see.
The Venzaliner spent two nights creek side at the Upper
Lehman Creek Campground…can you hear the water calling?
At first glance, the landscape might look monotonous;
however, after two days of hiking this craggy mountain I beg to differ.
Day one, I opted for a moderate 6-mile hike with aged beauty…bristlecone
trees (one estimated at 3,200 years), an alpine glacier (the only glacier in
Nevada, and one of the southernmost glaciers in the United States) and
subalpine lakes (Stella and Teresa)!
Day two was a little more strenuous with an 8-mile hike up Wheeler
Peak summit...the legs definitely got a workout!
And for those who want to walk along on the adventure, check out the video links below. Note, I'm not a videographer; however, this is what it felt like hiking high atop that mountain!
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
~John Barrymore
Such untouched beauty, if only those wise old bristlecone pine trees could talk!
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