slgwv's photos with the keyword: Paiute Reservation

Landlocked Pyramid Lake is the sump for the Truckee River, so that its level is set by a balance between inflow and evaporation. The levels have dropped substantially since the arrival of Euro-Americans because of upstream diversions; indeed, an overflow basin in the next valley, Winnemucca Lake, dried up completely in the 1930s. Pyramid Lake is contained wholly within the eponymous Paiute reservation, and you need to get a permit from the tribe for all outdoor activities on the Rez. Nevada, USA.

Looking upstream from off the Truckee River Trail in the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, Nevada. Here the trail follows an old railroad grade that highlights the bench on the right. The Truckee has incised a channel in Pleistocene Lake Lahontan sediments in this area. Lake Lahontan was the ice-age lake that filled many of the basins in western Nevada, up to about 12K years ago. The Truckee rises from the overflow from Lake Tahoe, in the Sierra Nevada, and ends at landlocked Pyramid Lake, flowing thru Reno, NV along the way. The Truckee River Trail is intended eventually to follow the river along its entire length, but there are still gaps at present due to landowner issues. You can buy an online parking permit from the tribe to hike or bike on the parts of the trail that are on the Rez. Just leave the permit on your dashboard.