Last Sunday, my husband and I road tripped to Death Valley National Park for the day. My husband, who likes the more challenging driving experiences, chose an obscure route that takes you through the old mining ghost town of Leadfield (not to be confused with the Colorado mining town) and Titus Canyon as our entry point into Dead Valley and Bad Water Basin. It turned out to be a rare day indeed... it rained!
I'm going to do a new post for each stopping point.
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Descent to Death Valley
Descent to Death Valley
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Reason: Oops! Leadville should be Leadfield!
Reason: Oops! Leadville should be Leadfield!
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MLE (Emily Cotton)
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Petroglyphs inside of Titus Canyon
As we continue our way from Leadfield, we enter Titus Canyon. Along the way, are these Indian Petroglyphs:
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Before and after rain views of Death Valley
My husband took this photo from a scenic overlook of Death Valley in 2009:
(Oops! Dear husband informs me this is not inside of DVNP... it's a view of the desert valley before you get to Pahrump, NV, which is about an hour away. I just assumed it was in Death Valley because he saved it with our other photos there.)
This is what it looked like as we exited Titus Canyon and entered Death Valley on the east side of the park and rain was moving in:
(Oops! Dear husband informs me this is not inside of DVNP... it's a view of the desert valley before you get to Pahrump, NV, which is about an hour away. I just assumed it was in Death Valley because he saved it with our other photos there.)
This is what it looked like as we exited Titus Canyon and entered Death Valley on the east side of the park and rain was moving in:
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Golden Canyon
This is a photo of Golden Canyon which is on the way to Bad Water Basin:
Zabriskie Point
Finally, some photos of Zabriskie Point. I think this particular overlook has one of the most breathtaking views of any inside the entire park.
Oh thanks for posting these. I've been through Death Valley once before but it's been years.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
