Popular Trips in Death Valley National Park
Leaving the Salt Creek, we continued driving north on the hwy and eventually turned west towards Stovepipe Wells, passed Devil’s Cornfield, and Sand Dunes was on the right. We had planned ahead so we could see the sunset from the sand dunes. As we walked further away from the parking lot, the sand dunes was getting smoother and higher. Some of the dunes could get so high that we had to take...
Fall Canyon - Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park, California, United States
3.7 miles
3.7 miles
On day 2 of our trip to Death Valley National Park we headed to Fall Canyon for a long day hike through canyon
narrows and to do some bouldering. We explored the first 4 1/2 miles of
the canyon gorge that lead us through spectacular deep, colorful, and
winding corridors.
Having the lowest elevation in North America (86m below sea level), this basin was entirely covered with salt. This hot temperature and the lowest salt flat are the main attraction bringing us here. Walking randomly on the salt basin, we felt like walking on a frozen lake except for the heat. It was very hot there. Despite of the heat and the dryness, we did see some water when we dug deep...
Spring hike up Telescope peak. Started at Throndike because road up to Mahogany Flat was closed due to snow. Put on crampons for the final 2 miles due to snow and ice. Got to the summit for a wonderful view of the Sierras, White Mountains, Badwater and Mt Charleston (near Las Vegas).Pretty chilly at the top, 29 degreees and wind gusting to 40mph.
The full trip report is at this blog post.
A pretty desert wash hike, but the real attraction is several narrow slot canyons that come in on the south side. Some places are deep and dark enough to require a flashlight! Very cool place...
This was two day rides, the southwestern loop on day one, and the north eastern loop on day two. Both started at the campground at Furnace Creek. My ride was a BMW F800GS. Including me, there were 5 riders on day 1, 7 on day 2. Pics:Deano's PicsMy PicsTed's PicsDay one went out the West Road and up to Warm Springs. There is an abandoned house and swimming pool there near a mine, with a...
