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.