Not quite Everest, but felt like it!

Our second day in Great Basin National Park, July 4th, we decided to tackle the 3000 foot climb to the top of Wheeler Peak. At 13,063 feet, it towers above us as we begin our journey. Jon's on the trail in the foreground. The trail led us through the woods on the right side of the photo and popped out on the ridgeline (against the edge of the photo), and then followed the ridge all the way up to the peak.