Great Basin National Park in Nevada was established in 1986 and encompasses 77,000+ acres. It began in 1922 as Lehman Caves National Monument to protect the caves discovered by Absolum Lehman. It derives its name from the Great Basin, a dry and mountainous region between the Sierra Nevada Range and the Wasatch Mountains and is located roughly between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to the caves, the park is notable for Wheeler Peak (13,063 feet in altitude) and for its groves of ancient bristlecone pines, the oldest known non-clonal organisms. Here's more info on my time in the park.
Here's a photo on the road up to the trailhead to Wheeler Peak...
Absolom Lehman discovered the caves on his 600 acres of property in the early 1880s, and after the death of his wife, he began leading tours in 1885. Here are sone photos from the cave...
Here's a photo on the road up to the trailhead to Wheeler Peak...
Absolom Lehman discovered the caves on his 600 acres of property in the early 1880s, and after the death of his wife, he began leading tours in 1885. Here are sone photos from the cave...
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