Late spring in the higher latitudes of the Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest can be a wild ride. The weather patterns of the Basin and Range area offer some of the most dramatic visuals I’ve seen…great for panoramic landscape photography, especially black and white. We try to stop there whenever we can. Ever since our cross-country motorcycle trip back in 2018, Aneila and I had been dreaming of summiting Mt Jefferson (south summit). We simply weren’t prepared at the time, but this time we were.
I didn’t take many photos on the hike from 7000 feet to our camp at 10,000, but here’s a video showing the beautiful springtime atmosphere of Nevada’s finest alpine forest. It felt like we were in a movie about springtime with the budding aspens, green grass, flowers, and a trickling stream that intersects the trail about twelve times.
This campsite was the high point of our 2018 hike and it looked like an inviting spot to pitch a tent.
