6 June 2003, Great Basin NP, NV: From Manti we zigzag through the range and basin, finally leaving Utah. Just over the border in Nevada is (besides the obligatory casino) a new park, Great Basin, dominated by 13,000' Mt. Wheeler. Seen this many times from crosscountry overflights, so it was nice to finally put our feet on it. We chose the highest camp at 10,000', mostly uninhabited and near the treeline. No problem keeping cool here, in fact, we noticed significant attrition each night from other campers who were not prepared for high altitude living. This is the view of Jeff Davis Peak from our site. Pete set up the scope and saw the best view of Mars this year at about 3am. No one else joined him, despite some interested parties who saw him setting up at dusk. |
