Old Forest Service Truck

So much for trying to post a couple times a week. I probably should modify that statement and say I'll try to post a couple of times a month. I did finish another old vehicle painting. 5" x 7" of an old forest service truck I photographed about three years ago. Once again we were visiting a national park. This time it was the Great Basin National Park in Nevada. The name of this park is deceiving. I always thought the Great Basin was the low desert pans in Nevada and indeed it is but the park is located in a very high altitude area of Nevada. We camped there at about 8,000 ft. and hiked to about 11,000 feet to see the bristlecone pine forest where 3-4,000 year old trees flourish. If serenity is what you are looking for, visiting a national park in the summer is not the ideal place to go unless it is to the Great Basin National Park. We were virtually alone at this beautiful part of Nevada in the middle of August. The park has wonderful trails, a natural cavern, and of course the amazing Bristlecones. Morning temperatures were chilly so if you go to camp be sure to take warm clothing. The park is located about 5 miles from the small quaint town of Baker. There are many amusing roadside things to see as you drive up to the entrance of the park including an old vehicle driven by the skeletal remains of a horse. I would put the Great Basin National Park on your list of must see places.