From its 13,065-foot summit to extensive subterranean passages and caves of limestone and glowing crystals, this national park in eastern Nevada seems to bridge multiple worlds
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These days, the Lehman caves draw tens of thousands of visitors to see cavernous rooms of glowing translucent crystals and fantastical mineral formations carved by water. In the darkness, subterranean life thrives here. Eyeless shrimp wriggle in the cold water, bats use echolocation to navigate, rats follow scent and pseudoscorpions use their elongated pincers to feel the route before them.
. On a clear, moonless night in the park, planets, thousands of stars, and the Milky Way can be seen with the naked eye.The closest large airports are Salt Lake City, Utah and Las Vegas, Nevada . Visitors should drive to Baker, Nevada, and turn west on Highway 488 to continue for five more miles to the park entrance.Great Basin is open year-round, but Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive is closed November to May, or as long as heavy snows makes it impassable.
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