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FirstTracks
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Dec 14, 2018

Video TR: Death Valley National Park

It's the hottest, driest place in North America, and the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere. Yet if you look hard enough, you can spot signs of life everywhere in Death Valley, life that has adapted to this harsh climate.

While we're not the biggest fans of national parks, we loved Death Valley, and Episode 77 is our most ambitious video undertaking yet. Just by leaving asphalt, you can easily leave the crowds behind and have a solitary experience in this spectacular desert landscape. We camp at the luxurious Nevada Treasure RV Resort in Pahrump, Nevada while we visit Dante's View, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek, Badwater Basin, Artist's Palette,Titus Canyon, Leadfield and The Racetrack in Death Valley National Park to see the famed Sailing Stones, as well as the ghost town of Rhyolite and wild burros in Beatty, both outside the park:

https://youtu.be/IqpF9_Pqxmo

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  • We were at Badwater Basin in late October. Then we drove to Primm to see Bonnie & Clyde's car. It was an interesting drive. I want to go back and see more of Death Valley.
    One thing I noticed at Badwater, we passed a hundred or more people while walking. None of them spoke English.
    DV attracts people from all over the world.
  • You're right-on about Death Valley.

    It's not necessary to camp inside Death Valley in a campground. For maximum serenity and enjoyment of the Desert Experience, drycamping way out there is the best.

    Here's us boondocking inside Death Valley out in the middle of nowhere there just off a 4X4 road:


    We were with friends in two other small Class C RVs who camped around us outside the photo. We fired up one of the generators for a few minutes to make popcorn which we shared while sitting around outside taking it all in. What an experience!