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    THIS is Nevada?! 😍 Exploring Great Basin National Park!



    THIS is Nevada?! 😍 Exploring Great Basin National Park!

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    Great Basin National Park lies right on the border of Utah and Nevada and is truly one of the BEST hidden gems in the United States!

    As the 10th least visited national park, it may not get as much love as some others, but trust us, it is well worth the trek. Here you can find epic mountains, alpine lakes, ancient trees, Nevada’s longest cave system, and dark, starry skies.

    📅 This video was filmed in late July 2024
    🎥We obtained a commercial filming permit from the NPS to film this video.

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    📍Locations in this video
    Bristlecone and Alpine Lakes Loop: https://alltrails.pxf.io/m56Dm7
    Sandra’s Mexican Food: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EHD1f8ngMUsupLtH8
    Sacramento Pass Campground: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P7cMNyHD5ngEzx7f9
    Lehman Cave tour: https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/251853
    Bristlecone General Store: https://maps.app.goo.gl/q2GMF5aKE7FcT3Y88
    Wheeler Peak Trail: alltrails.pxf.io/Y95rae

    ⌚Timestamps
    00:00 Introduction
    00:38 Driving the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive
    01:32 The BEST hike in the park–Bristlecone and Alpine Lakes Loop
    05:48 Tacos at Sandra’s Mexican Food
    06:36 Our FREE campsite near the park
    07:49 Seeing the Milky Way 🤩
    09:51 We have our first mouse in the van…
    13:40 Grand Palace Lehman Cave Tour
    16:00 Bristlecone General Store is a GEM!
    17:30 Summiting Wheeler Peak
    23:04 What’s next?!
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    3. @jwebbw on

      Climbing to the top of mountain peaks seem to be very popular on YT, not only because of the challenge, but because the scenery from up there is off the charts. And did you hear that FF my Canadian climber friend, 314 named mountain ranges !!…thanks and until the next one.

    7. @LTWILTON on

      Our "pet mouse: was IN THE WALL of our RV. We could hear him/her scritchin' & scratchin' every night, until we didn't. Fortunately, we were in the dry Arizona desert, if you know what I mean! Definitely no sleep!!! 🐀

    10. @Star-u3t1l on

      Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great job……………Tacos to the rescue, they look perfect!
      More work life balance, so happy you have reached this point in your career and I totally support this.

    12. @jameswaldecker1236 on

      Hello again from Michigan! Thank you for finally filming Great Basin – I've been interested for a while in what you'd find there since I know next to nothing about it. The non-travel features in your videos (the story on the shoe tree from the last video and the mouse in today's video) have been a very welcome addition, and I can't help think of how good of a job you're doing with the filming and the audio on these. Very well done! What I'd really love to thank you for though is your guide to Atlantic Canada and the video you made on Old Rag at Shenandoah. I went through Newfoundland and Nova Scotia back in July, and your guide helped a lot! I ate at Mallard Cottage and the Narrows Public House, and I hiked the Starlite Trail just before sunset, which was amazing. I also did plenty more at Gros Morne and Terra Nova (thank you on Ochre Hill!), and I went up to L'Anse aux Meadows. On Old Rag this past Thursday when conditions were wet (beginning of rain from Helene), I was probably the best prepared out there. I was able to switch from poles to work gloves and actually pass people through the rock scramble. I learned by watching you. Thank you for making my travel life so much better than it otherwise would be! Just one addition to suggest for the guide: Glenghorm Beach Resort in Ingonish, NS. It was affordable, I could see the ocean from my balcony, and they serve lobster fettuccine at their restaurant. It was perfect before my day at Cape Breton Highlands.

    13. @jenniferfisher530 on

      Nevada has lots of hidden gems. The alpine areas and parts of the desert are stunning. I have yet to visit Great Basin. I planned to go this summer on my way home but it didn't work out. Thanks for sharing! Now I really want to visit!

    15. @LindaSolis-b9s on

      Gorgeous scenery! Yes, we know there are many beautiful areas of Nevada. I've never been to this park thought. Looks like you need to make sure to pack in lots of water on the hikes. Thanks for sharing!

    16. @jamiesworld4675 on

      Awesome, I love Great Basin. I visited there last year. Wheeler Peak is a workout. I hiked Mount St. Helens two weeks ago. You need to add that to your list if you haven't been there.

    17. @lindashoemaker8940 on

      Good afternoon Adam and Katherine didn’t know you were in Nevada great oh watch out for mice treacherous so I was watching this am your Newfoundland some of my faves and old New England go pumpkin spice 😘🌿🌸☕️☕️

    19. @sethboviper on

      We went there most times we drove cross country, back when it was Lehman caves nm. One time camping up in the aspens I saw a bear silhouette in the wall of my tent. Wheeler peak is so fun for hiking

    28. @blacklabciana on

      Amazing content as usual! ❤
      I did also want to mention (mainly cause you blurred it later in the video) but you can see your license plate pretty clearly in the star photos (or kudos on superimposing a fake one!) 😂

    29. @yahmoht6470 on

      I have been wanting to go to this park for a long time but always ended up in death valley or Yosemite (my top two favorite national parks)!! I will try it next year. Thanks for the detailed info. By the way, that green color in the sky is most likely airglow from chemiluminescence and not an aurora (unless there was a geomagnetic storm in July). It happens sometimes in the sky. I have captured that green halo many times during my night photos.

    33. @MoabGal on

      Great video as always! We had a mouse get into our travel trailer a few weeks so through the front door. There was a field mouse infestation at Bear Lake State Park in Idaho. These things were everywhere, but I digress.😂. We had our furnace wake us up in the middle of the night, totally freaked us out. The next day I started to wonder what happened but a few days later it became clear when it started to smell. I took the furnace apart and found the carnage. 😬

    34. @kebeaux6546 on

      That is a great place to visit. Less crowding. Great views. While you are taking a bit of down time don’t forget trout fishing, Andrew!
      So glad that you are taking time to relax.

    37. @cindym5302 on

      I absolutely loved my trip there even though it’s the place I had my worst altitude sickness ever. It really is someplace you have to choose to go, since it is in the middle of nowhere, not near any other “tourist destinations”.

    39. @carlstrohmeyer on

      We had a similar mouse incidence last month near where yours happened. We were camping at Cave Lake State Park off from US 50 near Ely NV. We caught ours in the middle of the night in an empty pie box.
      BTW, we also love Great Basin NP, iI discovered it in 1984, before it became a NP, then went back in 1987 when it was now a NP. We've been going there about every 4 to 5 years since.
      The last time there, they had a night astromy show at the new night sky stadium they built near the visitor center. We were able to see another Galaxy at this show.

    41. @kacy7778 on

      Love this video!! I only dream to see a night sky like that one day. Random question. You guys hike so much do you ever see any snakes? They freak me out. The one time we hiked near SLC we kept passing so many snakes and it was terrible.

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