Nevada Gem

A sample of photos of this beautiful park in the Snake Range of east-central Nevada, near the town of Baker. See the National Park Service website >>here.

^Ancient Bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) grow out of tallus.

^Crags and subalpine forest.

^A Rocky Mountain mule deer buck in velvet.

^A campground scene with aspen.

^High peaks visible through lower pinyon forests.

^Glacial cirque, created by a glacier during the Ice Age, more than 10,000 years ago.

^Subalpine forest.

^View looking east into Utah.

^More expansive views.

^Common nighthawk perching on a line.

^Sky pilot (Polemonium viscosum).

^Snowfield.

^Creek through pine-fir forest.

^Alpine cirque.

 

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