October 8, 2007

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Dagens baghave:

Backyard of the Day:

Great Basin National Park and Lehman Caves, Baker, White Pine County, Nevada

Great Basin National Park and Lehman Caves are located near Baker in White Pine County, Nevada.

 

Vi camperede i Great Basin National Park i det nordlige Nevada i dag.

We day camped in Great Basin National Park in northern Nevada today.

 

 

Nordligst i parken ligger 3013 meter høje Wheeler Peak, hvorfra man kan se helt til Utah.

Northerly in the park lies 9886 foot tall Wheeler Peak, from where you can see clear to Utah.

 

 

 

 

Der er højt ned! ~ It's a long way down!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ved trægrænsen ~ At the tree line

 

 

Mather Udsigtspunkt... ~ Mather Overlook...

 

...hvor man sagtens kunne sidde og falde i staver resten af dagen....

...where one could easily sit and day dream for the rest of the day....

 

 

 

Rådyr ~ Muledeer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ved De Grå Klipper ~ Near The Grey Cliffs

 

 

 

Vi så også Lehman Caves, en fantastisk flot drypstenshule (kan du huske den, Helle?) Man må ikke tage billeder derinde mere, men så snart jeg kommer i nærheden af en scanner, skal jeg nok sætte nogle postkort ind her.
Hulen blev opdaget i 1885 af Absalom Lehman, som ejede jorden, den ligger på.

We also saw Lehman Caves, an amazingly beautiful multi-room cavern (remember that, Helle?) They don't let you take pictures in there anymore, but as soon as I can get my hands on a scanner I promise I'll show you guys some postcards.
The cavern was discovered in 1885 by Absalom Lehman, who owned the land here.

 

 

Efterårsfarver ~ Autumn Colors

 

 

 

 

 

Camping/Boondocking Information

We headed for Salt Lake City in the late afternoon.
We boondocked overnight at the rest area on Interstate 80 near Tooele.

Facilities:

Clean, heated restrooms
Dog walk
Abundant parking
Overnight parking/fatigued driver parking encouraged.

 

More Nevada Travel Information Here



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