Great Basin National Park, NV
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The next morning we continued east across Nevada on Highway 50, passing more of the wide open valleys and empty stretches that give it the nickname the Loneliest Road in America.
Eureka Museum
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We made a stop in Eureka and visited the Eureka Sentinel Museum, housed in the old newspaper offices. Along with the original printing presses, the museum is filled with artifacts from Eureka’s past, including historic photographs, documents, ledgers, household items, and other pieces of everyday life from the town’s boom years.
Before heading into the park, we stopped at the Great Basin visitor center in Baker, a tiny blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kind of town that serves as the gateway to the park.
As we arrived in Great Basin National Park, we headed toward Baker Creek Campground. Wildlife greeted us on the way in. A badger on the side of the road ducked into the rabbit brush before I could snap a good picture. Turkeys were out in the grass, a mule deer stared through the trees, and a black-tailed jackrabbit with enormous ears looked our way before darting off.
By the time we reached camp, Great Basin had already made a pretty strong first impression.
Before heading into the park, we stopped at the Great Basin visitor center in Baker, a tiny blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kind of town that serves as the gateway to the park.
As we arrived in Great Basin National Park, we headed toward Baker Creek Campground. Wildlife greeted us on the way in. A badger on the side of the road ducked into the rabbit brush before I could snap a good picture. Turkeys were out in the grass, a mule deer stared through the trees, and a black-tailed jackrabbit with enormous ears looked our way before darting off.
By the time we reached camp, Great Basin had already made a pretty strong first impression.