Today, before we left the Great Basin National Park, we headed to the Visitor Center for a tour - we descended 190 feet underground into Lehman Cave. After the cave tour, we drove the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive - a winding 12 mile road to over 10,000 feet, which offered some great views. Quite a contrast!
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| Cave lighting does some funny things to colors |
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| The winding two lane road |
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| The valley below |
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| The far off view |
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| Parked near the top |
Not just another "long, straight road" pic. I've included this because after I took this photo I (for once) remembered to look at the van's odometer - the road continues (straight as an arrow) until we started to climb a pass through those mountains in the distance, 18 miles away, and this was one of the shorter straight stretches we've driven over the last three days. I certainly find the twisty roads more entertaining.
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| Decorative tin work at a roadside info center |
