October 8, 2004 - Great Basin National Park, Part 3

Once we were done with the Lehman Caves tour we drove up Wheeler Peak.  Fall colors are evident:

Wheeler Peak:

Telephoto close up of the fall colors:

Another view of the peak:

A view east into the valley:

The view changes as we get higher:

Look at this valley view:

Trees:

At the top of the road we found deer:

Hardy souls can hike up another 3,000 feet to the top of Wheeler Peak, but we found 10,000 feet was high enough.

After enjoying the top we drove down and out of the park.  There were some displays and artifacts outside the park before the town of
Baker:

Looking back at Great Basin National Park:

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