Great Basin Trifecta (NV)

Lori C and I drove up Fri. night to Wheeler Campground, where Mike M. had reserved a campsite. Susan, Ron and Tyler pulled in, exhausted, ~5:30 AM Saturday. We all headed for Wheeler Peak, then Lori and I went over the ridge to Baker, thence back to Wheeler. Then I diverged and went out over Jeff Davis. On Sunday, Lori showed me a nice hike through meadows and to a saddle with great views.

Harlan W. S.
June 23-24, 2007

100k topo with GPS routes. At left is the 1^st day route; at lower middle is Sunday’s route.	24k topo of 1^st day. I went counter-clockwise; if you wanted to hit Bald as well, it would be better to go clockwise, up Jeff Davis 1^st.	View S early on; Wheeler on R, Jeff Davis on L.
Kvetch, kvetch, kvetch.	Lori hits the steep N side of Wheeler. Jeff Davis (JD) is visible at L.	Polemonium, or sky pilot. This time of year they smell like skunk, and we called them Pole-cat-monium.
View S to Baker, from Wheeler summit. We used snow banks to add to our water supplies.	Lori signs in.	She’s still signing in!
Ron and Lori,	We start heading SW toward Baker.	Sure looks like petroglyphs at 12800’.
View back to Wheeler. Can you see Lori?	View back to Wheeler. Can you see Lori?
Refreshing water at a snowbank.		The finger points to Baker.
There is stable quartzite at the beginning of Baker summit cone.	View west, near Baker W summit; alien crop circles in background.	View E to East summit of Baker.
	May be the last entry – but there was no pencil in the log.	From E Baker, view ~N to Wheeler (L) and JD (R).
	View ENE from E Baker.	View back to West Baker. My left hand points to Lori. Can you see her?
View S. Pyramid is peak at L.	View of Wheeler through a crack, On descent.
View SE as Lori takes a break.	Parry’s Primrose and sky pilot.	At last, back to Wheeler summit.
Now I head E off Wheeler, to visit JD, and see if he’s still sore about the CSA loss.		Looking down, at very end of glacier.
View back W at Wheeler.	View S from JD. My R foot itches.	Next morning, near our campsite.
View of JD from camp.	Ron, Susan and Tyler pack up.	Lori an I went for a loop hike near Baker Cr. trailhead.
Lots of water. Where was Brian Wignall?	Rose.	Butterfly in field with shooting stars.
	Back side of Wheeler (L) and JD (R).	Pyramid at L.
Mt. Moriah in distance.	Stream columbine.