Revisiting Death Valley

Aptos, CA, Library

 

 

    The eastern entrance to Death Valley National Park as seen from inside the park on 31 May 2016 after turning west at Beatty, NV.

 

 

 

 

     Looking south over one of the few patches of green growth within the parched valley.

 

 

 

 

 

    Looking south again at a road junction; if I'm not mistaken, the left branch goes to Badwater, the lowest point in the U.S. at 282 feet below seal level.

 

 

 

 

 

    Looking through the front windshield at the more populous portion of Death Valley, where a golf course which is the lowest in the U.S. and perhaps the world, is located. [See links below]

 

 

 

 

    "All that glitters is not gold." Death Valley was so named before the Gold Rush -- especially after 13 pioneers perished while trying to cross that hot valley.

 

 

 

 

 

    Once I had passed most of the geologic features, I made a bee-line for Towne Pass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    As one would expect, it was considerably cooler at almost 5,000 feet.

 

 

 

 

 

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Links:

• National Park Service web pages for Death Valley
• Wikipedia article on Death Valley
• Badwater Lake image from space
• Scroll Down to 3rd Photo on Next Link
Photo:Furnace Crk Golf Course

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Routes:

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• Su 10 Jul Actual Route: CA1N bd - Lighthouse Pt - Aptos Lib - S/W - CA1N bd
• M 11 Jul Actual Route: CA1N bd - Lighthouse Pt - Aptos P.O - Aptos Lib - S/W - CA1N bd
• T 12 Jul Actual Route: CA1N bd - DWL - Aptos P.O - Palo Alto VA Hosp - Petaluma - Redfern bd
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• W 14 Jul Actual Route: Colombi bd - P.O. - SBMC - McD's - Century 21 R.E. - Colombi bd
• F 15 Jul Actual Route: Colombi bd - Century 21 R.E. - Colombi bd
• Sa 16 Jul Actual Route: Colombi bd - McD's - McGuire Rnch - Colombi bd
• Su 17 Jul Actual Route: Colombi bd - Century 21 R.E. - $ Tree - McD's - Colombi bd
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• T 19 Jul Actual Route: CA1N bd - DWL's - Scotts Vy $ Tree SV Lib - S/W - CA1N bd
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• Th 28 Jul Actual Route: RV Pk Lot - Vascular Clinic - RV Pk Lot
• F 29 Jul Actual Route: RV Pk Lot - Mtn View W/M - RV Pk Lot
• Sa 30 Jul Actual Route: RV Pk Lot - Los Altos - $ Tree - RV Pk Lot
• Su 31 Jul Route: RV Pk Lot - Bldg 100 Main Lobby - RV Pk Lot

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Finding Campgrounds:

• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
• Free campsites website
• Info on finding BLM Campgrounds

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