Free Camping in Great Basin National Park and Hiking Wheeler Peak 

When my mom was alive I used to call her every night before I went to sleep.. I miss that.. My sister told me after she died that she waited for my call.. Love ya mom..

The rifle is a Winchester Model 1873, a beautiful and popular rifle then and now. Winchester still makes the rifle, although the gun is made by Miroku in Japan. Uberti, an Italian gunmaker, also makes a popular replica of the famous lever action. Some people say the Winchester 1873 was the AR-15 of its day. The gun was issued to military troops and was popular amongst the civilians. A movie was made of the gun, "Winchester 1873", starring Jimmu Stewart

(the oldest stump)...Because people will carve, sign, tag, graffiti, and leave litter near "the stump"....

No matter how comfortable your bathing suit , they are never as comfortable as no bathing suit.

Ps I love your movies! Never stop. I'm one of those that cant travel due to illnesses. Please NEVER doubt your talent for taking us there!

just imagine that someone brought a J up there then discovered that they had no lighter ,,,lighter in mailbox ,,,,sent from heaven

How wonderful, a government official not afraid to to make a common sense call. Kudos to the ranger that let you see the rifle.

In those days, nobody "just left" a rifle, unless the owner suddenly lost his life, or had to run for his life.

Only those who are very fit should go up this peak. In 2006 a friend of mine died from heart failure walking back down. He was in his fifties. A couple years later I flew my airplane past the peak. Even sitting in the cockpit I had to be mindful of hypoxia at that altitude. Just a few minutes at 13,000 feet then back down to 10,000 feet to get below the oxygen danger zone.

Great hike! I believe that lighter in the mailbox is there for lighting your doobies. LOL

I love your determination and drive! Not many people today have that ambition!

The Bristlecone Pines, unlike the Sequoias and Redwoods, have the wonderful character that shows their looong life's journey. Thanks SJ.

Very nice of the Ranger to let you in to see the rifle! What a treat!

Love those Darn Tough socks! Not cheap, but worth it if you hike a lot. The ones I own are Merino wool and you can wear them multiple days in a row without an odor. Also lifetime wear guarantee.

There is way to lace your boots to keep your toes from sliding forward. It works! Look on RU-vid

Here is additional information about the oldest living (non-clonal) tree in the world. This off the top of my head, without doing any research. I lied, just after typing that sentence I looked the situation up. In 1964 the Methuselah Tree was 4,793, years old and located in the White Mountains, on the Inyo National Forest in California. The Prometheus Tree was aged at 4,862 years old in 1964 and located on what was then the Humboldt National Forest. It is now in Great Basin National Park. That means old Prometheus was 69 years older at the time. It was a true tragedy this happened. A researcher, a PhD candidate, was researching the tree and his increment borer got stuck in the tree. These borers take a core sample that is removed from the center of the borer. The U.S. Forest Service and the researcher did not think tree was that old so they decided to cut the tree down to retrieve the borer. They were stunned when they realized what happened. The story was not widely publicized so as far as most people knew Methuselah had always been the oldest pine tree.

Thank you for taking me to the summit! When I was at Great Basin, I decided it was not in the cards for my old man knees and hips! You’re the Best!!

You are the craziest 😅 I so love you for it. You always make me smile and laugh, so I always look forward to Wednesdays. Your not alone when you describe your thoughts when hiking, when I used to do long distance running I would imagine taking apart a car or take apart an engine and rebuild it in my head. Thank you for taking us along and your hard work is not lost to us, your loved by many and our prayers are always with you. God bless you Sarah Jane.👍👍👍👍👍❤🇺🇸

Greetings from Flagstaff, AZ. I enjoyed our little adventure, you made it seem like I was right along with you. Thank you for sharing!

13.000 feet! I hope people appreciate what good shape you have to be in to hike up that high. I’ve only been that high once in my life, when I was 13, and I was sucking wind then at that altitude!