The Great Basin is a mountain-rich ecoregion in the western United States comprising Nevada, half of Utah, and portions of surrounding states. The wide variation in elevation throughout the area creates a breadth of biodiverse ecosystems, including mountain highlands, forests, and deserts.
For the third and final leg of our summer 2016 roadtrip through northern Arizona and up into southern Utah, my mom and I travelled to the easternmost tip of central Nevada, then back through central Utah, to explore the Great Basin for ourselves.
