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Day 13, Final day on the trail Walker Lake to Gardernerville Total Miles Traveled: 2,110 It's as if the God's had planned the sunrise, knowing this would be our final day on the trail. Looking at the map, we'd veered off the main track by a dozen or so mile's with our decision to camp at Walker...

Mare and foal. Our one and only paid campsite on the trip! The sunset was sublime.

Day 12: Stokes Castle to Walker Lake Since we were camping at elevation, we had anticipated a cold night. But it turned out to be rather mild camping next to Stokes Castle. Since we'd rolled into Austin so late the previous day, we packed up camp and headed back into town to snap a few photos...

Day 11: Diana's Punchbowl to Stokes Castle It wasn't until our 10th day that we really began to encounter the wild horses that Nevada is famous for, and in day 11, they were out in spades. Now, there are some folks who argue that wild horses aren't native to North America, which is only...

Check out the Gold Butte ADV Route, a hidden gem in the American Southwest. And if you do a bit of research, there's a nasty shelf road that will allow you to jump over to the Grand Parashant NM and head over to the North Rim.

|Amen to that. One thing that we Americans can learn from the Japanese!

I'm guessing you'll need to reroute around Kingston Canyon through the Toiyabe Range as well. There is a snow bypass posted in our route guide that goes around the northern end of the Jarbidge Range that skips the higher elevation. The problem is, even as you depart Jarbidge, the track still...

Sitting atop a small hill, Diana's Punchbowl took us all by surprise! Another shot of the bubbling cauldron of hot water. Camp at the base of Diana's Punchbowl.

Day 10: Lunar Crater to Diana's Punchbowl It was a rather mild night camping next to the Lunar Crater. The group awoke to blue skies without a cloud in sight. I took the opportunity to climb the hill overlooking the crater. As I raced up the hill with Shasta trying to beat the rising sun, it...

Day 9: Ward Mining District to Lunar Crater With the wind howling the night before, and Ely's reputation for having one of the coldest climates in the lower 48, we were prepared for subfreezing temps into the low 20s. But the bitter cold temperatures we were expecting, never came to fruition. It...

Word on the street is that Sheep Creek Canyon is no longer drivable, not even by an ATV based on what I've heard. Such a shame as this looked like a beautiful and rugged trail that a I had hoped to explore one day soon! Guess that will go into BLM's plan to close roads/trails in the Moab area :/

Day 8: Notch Peak Wilderness to Ward Mining District Going to bed the night before, we know the forecast called for the possibility of snow overnight. I had hoped to launch the drone in the morning to get capture some epic photos of videos of Notch Peak, but that was dashed up seeing dark, grey...

Day 7: Lookout Pass to Notch Peak Wilderness A week into our trip, I got a ping from Scott the previous day that he planned to join us today. Scott had run into some major issues with one of his wheels while in Virginia City, and for the past week was relegated to sourcing the needed parts to...

Finally wrapped out part I of our time along the Great Basin Heritage Trail, which covers days 1-7 (Virginia City to Eureka, UT).

Day 6: Bonneville Salt Flats to Lookout Pass (start of Segment 2) Day 6 would find us near the start of segment 2 of the GBHT. Pete determined his trailside engineering wouldn't be able to sustain several more days of washboards, so he opted to head off to Salt Lake City around 6am to buy a new...