Sunday, April 4th, we got an early start and headed over to Death Valley. Stacey has wanted to see DV and dragged Blake down with her. Blake has already been dragged to DV several times by his dad. I planned three full days which will allow us to see most of the major sites.
First stop, Dante’s View which overlooks Badwater below. Cold and windy up here today.
Next, Zabriskie Point.
The Zabriskie Point parking lot is down below. Stacey and blake are walking down.
Down to Furnace Creek we traded our Jeep Cherokee for a model more suitable to the back roads.
We stopped at Artist Pallet and hiked up to the colors.
Debbie was still recuperating from the hike up to Zabriskie Point so she met some new friends on the bench. Our new jeep is in the center.
Up in the color area.
You can see Blake walking back.
Back at Furnace Creek Visitor Center we were lucky to nab one of only two picnic tables for lunch. Debbie did a great job of planning and preparing the lunch. Actually all of the meals!
Next stop was to the ghost town of Royolite. Several structures are still partially standing. Here is a somewhat restored mercantile and the bottle house.
Now we’re going through Titus Canyon. Starting on the east side of the Valley we enter from the Armargosa Desert. Into the back end of the canyon and follow it down and out into the valley. Here we are crossing the desert.
Out of the desert we stopped before entering the canyon.
Next day two.
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