A few Death Valley pics (1 Viewer)

[DesertLake]

I finally got around to editing down the pics from our Death Valley trip back in March. Due to various circumstances mostly out of our control, the originally planned multi-day trip with two vehicles turned into one day in Death Valley with just my 80 and then off to see family.

We drove from Washoe to Lone pine, with some sightseeing near the June Lake loop and otherwise stuck to the highway.

 

[DesertLake]

Stayed the night at the Best Western, had breakfast, admired the cows, and headed for the park...



had planned to go out to Deadman Pass, but for some reason turned down toward Badwater instead, so we hit the usual tourist spots.



There were wildflowers, but all I can say about that is they were yellow.



And the cactus flowers were pink



And the rocks hadn't changed color since last time

 

[DesertLake]

Midday we drove off toward the Racetrack Playa.

Along the way we saw Ubehebe crater, which I had never heard of before...



so I got my wildflower pic:



then off to Teakettle junction



The joshua trees were blooming, and smelled a little like honeydew



and we saw a dead Ent

 

[DesertLake]

We spent the rest of our daylight at the Racetrack











From there we drove back out through Stovepipe then on to Trona (more washboard) and I fell asleep at the wheel somewhere around Ridgecrest and woke with Lisa driving in Bakersfield.

 

[gneisscruiser]

Awesome pictures!

 

[flexing40]

Someone moved my tea kettle!!! Those are great pics Will. I should figure out how to upload some of our pics from March.

 

[Krusty Krab]

Looks like a fun trip. You may need to lead on a trip to DV next year for the club. Not sure everyone knows what an Ent is.