• Illustrated cover in a vintage screen-print poster style: a craggy peak standing for Wheeler Peak, its rock faces lit in cream and rose from the upper left with violet shadows and snow in its gullies, rises above forested slopes and a turquoise alpine lake that mirrors it, framed by dark conifers and pale boulders under a teal sky, above the title Great Basin National Park
  • Sample page from the Great Basin National Park guide, wildlife chapter. Entry: Yellow-bellied marmot, with how to recognize it, where and when to see it, and a photograph.
  • Sample page from the Great Basin National Park guide, a day itinerary with times, distances, and a photograph: Teresa Lake.
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Brian Russ Guides

Great Basin National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

Great Basin National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

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In the quiet high desert of eastern Nevada, one mountain range climbs from sagebrush to the 13,065-foot summit of Wheeler Peak, with a decorated marble cave at its foot and ancient bristlecone pines near its top. This guide helps you plan one, two, or three days there: how to get Lehman Caves tickets, which trails suit your energy at high elevation, and where to watch the stars.

What's inside

  • Nine ready-made itineraries: one, two, and three days, each at easy, moderate, and strenuous effort, from a cave tour and the Alpine Lakes Loop to the bristlecone grove and glacier, Lexington Arch, the backcountry lakes, and Wheeler Peak, each with a weather backup
  • The range's history, from the Western Shoshone and Goshute homeland and the Fremont farmers to ranchers, miners, Absalom Lehman's cave, and the park's creation
  • Sightseeing highlights: Lehman Caves, the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, the alpine lakes, the bristlecone pines, Nevada's only glacier, the quiet canyons, and the night sky
  • A wildlife chapter profiling 14 animals, from mule deer, elk, and marmots to Clark's nutcrackers and pinyon jays, each with a photograph and notes on where and when to look
  • Trip planning for seasons, cave tickets, campsites, lodging, food and fuel, altitude and lightning safety, accessibility, and pets
  • 37 photographs and 5 orientation maps

What you'll receive

  • EPUB ebook (Great_Basin_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.epub, about 13 MB) for Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and most e-reader apps. Kindle readers can send it to their library with Amazon's Send to Kindle.
  • PDF (Great_Basin_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.pdf, 105 pages including the cover, about 28 MB) for any device, and for printing pages. It opens on the illustrated cover.

Your download link arrives by email right after purchase.

Edition

First illustrated edition, October 2026, with research completed October 2026. Road openings, cave tour schedules, and campground water change with the seasons, so check the park's current alerts before you travel.

Book your cave tour early, bring water, and stay up late for the stars.

This is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service.
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