One of the least visited National Parks, this one boasts premium stargazing and the spectacular Lehman Caves.
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- About four hours due north of Vegas, along some spectacular scenery, we caught our first glimpse of Wheeler Peak, still topped with snow at 13,063 ft.
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- Check this one off the National Parks list!
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- Back when this was the Wild West, Great Basin’s beauty would have been a welcome respite.
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- Hard to believe that we traveled from 90 degrees in Las Vegas this morning to walking on snow in the afternoon!
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- Thanks to the warning, we slowed down and saw a few shy marmots along the edge of this road.
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- A butterfly lands on Arrowleaf Balsamroot. Native Americans used the root to make something like coffee.
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- Quick! 3-2-1 we had to use a timer as we had this park to ourselves.
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- Rock strata juts up what looks like an Easter Island head.
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- Lehman Caves are best known for their shield and parachute formations. Like limestone jellyfish.
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- The colors in these caves are lit only briefly by neutral light. Then the light is shut down so as not to disturb the bats.
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- Among the most beautiful of cave formations, draperies are deposited from calcite-rich solutions flowing along an overhung surface. AKA cave bacon. YUM!
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- Why yes we are!
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