Confession: we hadn’t heard of Great Basin National Park before but are super grateful it was on the way!

Snow’s still there in August.

At 10,000 ft.

View of the valley from 10,000 ft….please bring your seats to an upright position, secure the seat table in front of you and put away your electronics.

Yes, that is the road that we’re traveling.

Making our way back down from 10,000 feet heading to Lehman Cave, where we have a ranger-led tour scheduled.

Get ready for a lot of cave shots.

Our guide told us that this was the path that people used to take to get deeper into the cave before another path was opened up. Ummm. No thank you.

Tour people on the left give some perspective.

Margi’s pretty proud of her claustrophobic self and didn’t feel even a moment of anxiety in the cave! Too busy enjoying the beauty and the well-informed talk by the ranger.

Looking up above our heads.

On our way back to Ely. Is this front bumper belong to this old dump truck?

Impressive collection of antlers at Bar X Meats!

Hotel Nevada in downtown Ely, where Denny’s is a featured restaurant.

Dinner at Racks in Ely where we found superior garlic parmesan wings and onion rings, delicious.