over labor day weekend, we went down to Great Basin NP. i have wanted to go there for quite a while and as it's one of the least visited national parks in the US (and only 3 hours away), it seemed like a great covid time vacation.
we luckily found a camp spot in a dispersed area, next to a creek, and with no one around. we carried our stuff in 1/4 of a mile from the car and never saw anyone by our campsite the 3 nights we spent there.
the skies are famously bright there and with no rain in the forecast, we slept with the rain fly off each night. we had an almost full moon, which made it harder to see the milky way, stars, etc, but it was still pretty cool since the moon arced over our heads during the night. you could chart time passing through the night as you noticed the moon in different spots in its night path.
here b thought he was taking pictures of me and s, but it turned out he had his phone on selfie mode.
we decided to see an old bristlecone forest and hike to the southern most glacier in north america.
s found a deer in the parking lot and got closer to take some pictures on her new camera.
the bristle cone pine trees were glorious! so craggy and old--absolutely incredible.
we made our way closer to the glacier. it was easy going until we made it to the boulder field.
the boulder field was more challenging but very doable.
look at the scenery though. so rugged and wild.
an early patch of snow.
the glacier was a bit slushy, but we were able to walk on it pretty well.
we were lucky enough to get to the glacier right after the bigger group ahead of us left. we had it to ourselves.
we enjoyed this sign about how the park/mountain is like an island. very interesting.
later in the day we went on a hike to a couple of the lakes in the area. 
s and i dipped our feet in the first one.
great reflection.
on the way back to our campsite we stopped by baker's cemetery. i always love visiting a cemetery (i think there's a lot you can learn about people and a place by looking at a cemetery). this one was very interesting.
we saw a jackrabbit in the road near our camp site parking area.
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