day 25

well, it was another day of valleys and basins, with brief climbs over mountains. from ely, nv i went to the great basin national park. it was a 4000 foot climb from the base of the park to the viewpoint of wheeler peak, mostly on roads with a grade of 8%. there were not any places to stop on the way up, but they were doing some construction on the road at one point and i got this picutre of the valley below.


on way to wheeler peak, great basin np, nv - 09/05/2006

once at the top, with an elevation of about 10,000 feet, there were great views of wheeler peak


wheeler peak, great basin np, nv - 09/05/2006


wheeler peak, great basin np, nv - 09/05/2006


wheeler peak, great basin np, nv - 09/05/2006

after leaving great basin np, i crossed over into utah. the terrain and roads were similar to nevada, with large flat valleys surrounded by mountains. i took highway 21 most of the way. at one point, i did not see a car coming in the opposite direction for about 30 minutes. in the picture below, you can see the road gradually going up into the mountains.


highway 21, ut - 09/05/2006

once i got to my campsite near panguitch, ut (just north of bryce canyon national park), this is the view i had from my tent.


view from my tent, panguitch, ut - 09/05/2006