Death Valley 2017

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Back in 2017 some friends and I spent about ten days exploring Death Valley. Episode 1 of that trip is now up on YouTube. You can read about the adventure on our travel blog.

Death Valley 2017, Episode 1

 

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Episode 2 of our Death Valley adventure in 2017 is now up on YouTube. In this episode we will turn left at crankshaft junction to visit the ghost towns of Gold Point, Rhyolite and Leadfield, get gas and supplies in Beatty NV, drive through Titus Canyon, and then camp at Stovepipe Wells. From there we will visit the charcoal kilns as well as Chloride Cliff, Skidoo, and Tucki mine sites before returning to Stovepipe Wells.

Death Valley 2017, Episode 2

 

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In Episode 3 we stop at the lowest point in the continual United States, Badwater Basin, at 282 feet (85.5 M) below sea level. From there it is short drive to our campsite at Warm Springs Mine (Grantham Mine). Then it is past Striped Butte to the Geologists Cabin and a beautiful view down into Butte Valley. From there it is up and over Mengel Pass and on to the Barker Ranch then down Goler Canyon and out to a desert camp. The next day it is back to Stovepipe Wells for the night before heading north to Ubehebe Crater and a campsite at Mesquite Springs. In the morning I headed south to Las Vegas before heading home.

Death Valley 2017 Episode 3

 

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Here is the video of the Ford F250 on the Steel Pass steps. Hope you find it useful. I will try to get the Goler Pass one up later in the week.

 

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Working our way from the Geologist Cabin to Mengel Pass.