Death Valley - Pictures!!!!

Here is Death Valley from the car. It is about 190 feet below sea level in one picture.

We had planned on camping in one area but the road was closed. They had monsoon rains a few days before and they had to let the roads try out. The paved road was even had puddles on it. The only place to camp looked like th KOA type camp area. We decided to take one last look at a remote spot and the road was open. We saw a 4 wheel drive come out and it was caked with mud. We got to the mud area and we got through with the Subaru - lucky us.

We camped in a river bed about 10 miles from the road on the only open back road. We were the only ones in the canyon. We camped for 2 nights before people started coming - it was amazing. We took a daily trip out of our camp to check out something or to eat in a restaurant.

The quiet of Death Valley is amazing! I woke up as soon as the sun would break and hike a ridge. Birds would be chirping hello and I would watch the sun come up from a ridge above our camp site. The quiet was amazing. The rocks are sharp however. It is tough on the hands. Next time, I will plan on taking leather gloves to save the fingertips.

Better pictures are coming!