Death Valley Days

Bruce and I loaded up the truck with the camper and the trailer with the Jeep on Wednesday night, March 12, and left at the crack of dawn on Thursday, March 13 for Death Valley. We wanted to beat the wind storm that was coming into the area. We arrived in Beatty, NV around 1:30pm and got our camp all set up. We relaxed the rest of the day, and I was just a few feet away from BLM land to walk Hoss. Hoss enjoys vacations with his mommy and daddy in the "midget" house.

Friday morning, we headed out and our first stop was the Rhyolite Ghost Town just outside the entrance to Death Valley. There is still a lot left standing in this old mining town. From there, we entered Death Valley and went to Furnace Creek, where we had lunch at an oasis picnic area. We then proceded to Bad Water Basin, the lowest point in the U.S. at 287 feet below sea level. From here, you can see snow capped mountains that are over 11,000 feet in elevation! Pics and videos from our first day in Death Valley can be seen here:



On Saturday, March 15, we decided to take the back road of Titus Canyon Road. This was a beautiful drive thru the mountains of Death Valley which opened up at the end to Death Valley itself. It was an amazing drive, which included what I term "oh, shit" roads. These would be steep roads which are located on the side of the mountain and drop off. They leave no room for error. It is a good thing this is a one way road, as there would be no room for anyone to pass! Here is our Titus Canyon run:




Sunday was cooler and windy, so we took that opportunity to visit Scotty's Castle since Hoss would have to wait in the Jeep. Then, all too soon, our long weekend was over, and Monday, we headed back home to reality. Here were the rest of our pics taken in Death Valley:



We were lucky in that we got to see Death Valley in bloom, a rare sight, indeed! We also missed the horrible weather Fallon received while we were in 70* bliss in Southern Nevada!