Hi, guys, I’m looking for some iNatting advice. At the end of the month, I will be in Reno for a wedding. I am not very familiar with the biota of the area, and I am trying to plan where to go during the downtime. Here is what we have to work with:
Day one: flight arrives noon-ish, drive to Washoe Lake to set up camp (that will be my accommodations for the trip).
Day two: plan to spend the day at Pyramid Lake. Is this suitable for a full day?
Day three: the wedding – it starts at 5pm.
Day four: departure, flight leaves in the evening.
All suggestions must be workable within these constraints. No extensions will be considered because I already have the flights booked. Thank you.
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I’d head to the Oxbow Nature Study Area at least to get oriented. I’ve not been there but hear it’s good (all of my Nevada nature experience has been in the south and east parts of the state). Also, don’t drink too much at the wedding, it will interfere with birding the next morning.
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Lots of great parks just across the border in California. Emerald Bay State Park is very nice (I particularly like the Rubicon trail June might be too early, but there are lots of gorgeous mountain wildflowers). Mt Tallac is nearby, too. Grover Hot Springs State Park is in day tripping distance, it’s pretty and mercifully uncrowded compared to everything in the vicinity of Tahoe. The Donner-Truckee land trust also manages several properties north of Tahoe that are worthwhile visits (Lower Carpenter Valley is one I remember fondly, as is Perazzo Meadows). It’d be a longer day trip, but you could make it down to the Mono Lake/Mammoth area on the East side of the Sierras as well.
It’s been a while, but it’s fun to explore the back roads around Virginia City, a short drive from Reno.