Wheeler Peak 1,064. Great Basin National Park, Nevada Great Basin national park was one of the most surprisingly beautiful parks that I have visited in a long time. I was expecting Great Basin to be a beautiful patch of alpine range but I was impressed with the beauty of the peaks and the diversity of this alpine environment. Hiking through a birch tree...
swirling walls in Checkerboard Canyon. Checkerboard canyon is one of the most exotic of all Zion Canyons within the park due to its remoteness, the time it takes to complete the route, and the geologic diversity it offers to the few who visit this canyon. Heather and Paige look on as James descends down into Checkerboard Canyon. The word, VARIETY shines in the...