While I had driven through Ely, NV, twice previously, I missed Great Basin National Park -- once because it was too cold.
However, these photos were taken on 2 September 2016, when temperatures were more hospitable.
One of the biggest Class A RVs I've ever seen. It was on a trailer pulled by a diesel bigger than most commercial diesel trucks. And it was parked across US6 from a BLM campground at Sacramento Pass.
While some people think of Nevada as a flat desert, the sign on the park-side of Sacramento Pass indicates a 6% grade.
John C. Fremont discovered and named Great Basin, indicating that whichever way he measured it produced the same diameter: 50 miles. It's essentially a conglomeration of several smaller basins or drainages within the 50-mile diameter.
Wheeler Peak, at 13,064 ft is only 63 ft shorter than Boundary Peak in the White Mountains along the Nevada's western border with California.
Zooming in here's a closer look at Wheeler Peak with a cloud as a hat that's slightly off-center.
Zooming in yet again puts "the hat" atop Wheeler Peak.
Links:
- National Park Service webpages on Gt Basin Natl Park
- Wikipedia article on Gt Basin NP
- Natl Park Service webpages on the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive
- Summit Post advice on Climbing Wheeler Peak
Routes:
- Th 13 Oct Actual Route: K&Js - Hayfork - Weaverville - Redding - Anderson - Dunnigan I-5 Rest Area
- F 14 Oct Actual Route: Dunnigan I-5 Rest Area - Vacaville - San Jose - SV Lib - DWLs
- Sa 15 Oct Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - SV P.O. - DWLs
- Su 16 Oct Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - SV $ Tree - S/W - DWLs
- M 17 Oct Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - SV $ Tree - DWLs
- T 18 Oct Actual Route: DWLs - Aptos Lib - DWLs
- W 19 Oct Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - $ Tree - DWLs
- Th 20 Oct Actual Route: DWLs - Aptos Lib - Salinas W/M - Marina W/M - DWLs
- F 21 Oct Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - $ Tree - DWLs
- Sa 22 Oct Actual Route: DWLs - SV Lib - WHLs - DWLs
- Su 23 Oct Actual Route: DWLs
- M 24 Oct Route: DWLs - E.Cliff $ Tree - Aptos Lib - DWLs
Finding Campgrounds:
- RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
- Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
- Free campsites website
- Info on finding BLM Campgrounds
