Atlee, absolutely great pictures. We where at Death Valley last April and
camped at Furnace creek. We really enjoyed the park. Some camp sites do have some shade trees. Now there are some sites with power (for A/C), but are in the open. Quiet hours start at 7:00pm, so no generators allowed after that.
camped at Furnace creek. We really enjoyed the park. Some camp sites do have some shade trees. Now there are some sites with power (for A/C), but are in the open. Quiet hours start at 7:00pm, so no generators allowed after that.
Clattertruck has given you a good start on DV, let me wet your appetite a little more about DV.
A area know as the Racetrack is more often washed boarded and rough, but worth the drive out (28miles). The road out there starts at Uhebehe Carter.
photo vid, click it
Homestake dry campsite is 3 miles further down the road and near the Lippincott Mine.
Photo vid, click on pic.
These are just some of the few natural sights to see and I could go on forever about DV. About getting fuel inside DV, diesel and gas is sold at Furnace Creek and gas only at Stovepipe Wells. Death Valley is a very large park and sights are spread out.
Below is a link to Truck Camper Trip Report in RV.net, many trip reports on Death Valley are posted there.
A area know as the Racetrack is more often washed boarded and rough, but worth the drive out (28miles). The road out there starts at Uhebehe Carter.
photo vid, click it
Homestake dry campsite is 3 miles further down the road and near the Lippincott Mine.
Photo vid, click on pic.
These are just some of the few natural sights to see and I could go on forever about DV. About getting fuel inside DV, diesel and gas is sold at Furnace Creek and gas only at Stovepipe Wells. Death Valley is a very large park and sights are spread out.
Below is a link to Truck Camper Trip Report in RV.net, many trip reports on Death Valley are posted there.
Thanks for the pic's. I plan on spending a few days at Death Valley during the 1st couple of weeks in March. I hope I can get as many good pictures as you did.
Clattertruck wrote:
Death Valley Days.
November through March are good months for a visit. Average daily high temperatures run from 65 to 80 degrees F(March). In July 1913 Furnace Creek recorded 134 degrees F. Summer highs can be over 120 degrees F.
Badwater Basin is the lowest elevation in North America at 282 ft. below sea level.
We visited DV in March, 2011 (and in 1995). We entered the park and went through Furnace Creek and on to Stovepipe Wells where there is a wonderful big-lot campground. Primitive is so good. It was quiet and nobody sneered at our truck camper.
Tucki Mountain to the south of the camp.
We left camp before sunrise to get early light on the nearby Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes. The wind was up during the night collecting dust.
Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes
Sunrise at the dunes. The air was heavy with dust so that looking directly into the sun did not burn up the photo.
The sun on the dunes was soft, but it was strong enough to give form.
Nearby is The Devils Cornfield
The plants look like corn shocks. It derives its name from a species of arroweed whose former roots have been exposed as the ground subsided around them.
We visited Scottyโs Castle on the north end of DV Park. It was a highlight of our trip. We took two tours. One covered the history of how it came to be, and viewing of the rooms. The second tour covered the basement and the construction features. We were there for over three hours and enjoyed every minute. The Park Service presenters were excellent.
The basic story is that Death Valley Scotty (Walter Scott, born 1872) was a con man with gift of gab. He was a showman in Buffalo Billโs events, and sometimes cowhand and prospector. After making connection in 1904 with Albert Johnston who was a wealthy investor, Scott took him to a site in Death Valley to search for gold. Johnston fell in love with place. His wife Bessie hated camping there so he built a house below a good spring. The house turned in a huge project over many years.
Scott remained as a friend and entertainer for guests and remained there until his
death in 1954. He was the face of the home but never owned it.
Employee housing
Interior tour.
One of the most famous overlooks in DV is Zabriskie Point. The location was named after Christian Brevoort Zabriskie, vice-president and general manager of the Pacific Coast Borax Company in the early 20th century.
The company's famous, iconic twenty-mule teams were used to transport borax from its mining operations in Death Valley.
One morning I walked up the short trail (not too steep for bad knees). The light was OK for the colorful formations so I burned a bunch of pixels.
The lowest place in DV is at Bad Water, 282 ft, (88 meters) below sea level
The Panamint Range 1995 photo. The highest mountain is Telescope Peak rising to 11049 ft (3866 meters).
During our 1995 trip we met a fiend who brought horses from his dude ranch , and we had nice ride east of Furnace Creek Inn.
We left DV for the Beatty RV Park when the weather turned to clouds and rain at 47 degrees F. The next morning was the same so we turned toward home. Heavy wind and dust storms lasted all the way to Moab.
Ron and Margot
Death Valley Days.
November through March are good months for a visit. Average daily high temperatures run from 65 to 80 degrees F(March). In July 1913 Furnace Creek recorded 134 degrees F. Summer highs can be over 120 degrees F.
Badwater Basin is the lowest elevation in North America at 282 ft. below sea level.
We visited DV in March, 2011 (and in 1995). We entered the park and went through Furnace Creek and on to Stovepipe Wells where there is a wonderful big-lot campground. Primitive is so good. It was quiet and nobody sneered at our truck camper.
Tucki Mountain to the south of the camp.
We left camp before sunrise to get early light on the nearby Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes. The wind was up during the night collecting dust.
Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes
Sunrise at the dunes. The air was heavy with dust so that looking directly into the sun did not burn up the photo.
The sun on the dunes was soft, but it was strong enough to give form.
Nearby is The Devils Cornfield
The plants look like corn shocks. It derives its name from a species of arroweed whose former roots have been exposed as the ground subsided around them.
We visited Scottyโs Castle on the north end of DV Park. It was a highlight of our trip. We took two tours. One covered the history of how it came to be, and viewing of the rooms. The second tour covered the basement and the construction features. We were there for over three hours and enjoyed every minute. The Park Service presenters were excellent.
The basic story is that Death Valley Scotty (Walter Scott, born 1872) was a con man with gift of gab. He was a showman in Buffalo Billโs events, and sometimes cowhand and prospector. After making connection in 1904 with Albert Johnston who was a wealthy investor, Scott took him to a site in Death Valley to search for gold. Johnston fell in love with place. His wife Bessie hated camping there so he built a house below a good spring. The house turned in a huge project over many years.
Scott remained as a friend and entertainer for guests and remained there until his
death in 1954. He was the face of the home but never owned it.
Employee housing
Interior tour.
One of the most famous overlooks in DV is Zabriskie Point. The location was named after Christian Brevoort Zabriskie, vice-president and general manager of the Pacific Coast Borax Company in the early 20th century.
The company's famous, iconic twenty-mule teams were used to transport borax from its mining operations in Death Valley.
One morning I walked up the short trail (not too steep for bad knees). The light was OK for the colorful formations so I burned a bunch of pixels.
The lowest place in DV is at Bad Water, 282 ft, (88 meters) below sea level
The Panamint Range 1995 photo. The highest mountain is Telescope Peak rising to 11049 ft (3866 meters).
During our 1995 trip we met a fiend who brought horses from his dude ranch , and we had nice ride east of Furnace Creek Inn.
We left DV for the Beatty RV Park when the weather turned to clouds and rain at 47 degrees F. The next morning was the same so we turned toward home. Heavy wind and dust storms lasted all the way to Moab.
Ron and Margot
November through March are good months for a visit. Average daily high temperatures run from 65 to 80 degrees F(March). In July 1913 Furnace Creek recorded 134 degrees F. Summer highs can be over 120 degrees F.
Badwater Basin is the lowest elevation in North America at 282 ft. below sea level.
We visited DV in March, 2011 (and in 1995). We entered the park and went through Furnace Creek and on to Stovepipe Wells where there is a wonderful big-lot campground. Primitive is so good. It was quiet and nobody sneered at our truck camper.
Tucki Mountain to the south of the camp.
We left camp before sunrise to get early light on the nearby Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes. The wind was up during the night collecting dust.
Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes
Sunrise at the dunes. The air was heavy with dust so that looking directly into the sun did not burn up the photo.
The sun on the dunes was soft, but it was strong enough to give form.
Nearby is The Devils Cornfield
The plants look like corn shocks. It derives its name from a species of arroweed whose former roots have been exposed as the ground subsided around them.
We visited Scottyโs Castle on the north end of DV Park. It was a highlight of our trip. We took two tours. One covered the history of how it came to be, and viewing of the rooms. The second tour covered the basement and the construction features. We were there for over three hours and enjoyed every minute. The Park Service presenters were excellent.
The basic story is that Death Valley Scotty (Walter Scott, born 1872) was a con man with gift of gab. He was a showman in Buffalo Billโs events, and sometimes cowhand and prospector. After making connection in 1904 with Albert Johnston who was a wealthy investor, Scott took him to a site in Death Valley to search for gold. Johnston fell in love with place. His wife Bessie hated camping there so he built a house below a good spring. The house turned in a huge project over many years.
Scott remained as a friend and entertainer for guests and remained there until his
death in 1954. He was the face of the home but never owned it.
Employee housing
Interior tour.
One of the most famous overlooks in DV is Zabriskie Point. The location was named after Christian Brevoort Zabriskie, vice-president and general manager of the Pacific Coast Borax Company in the early 20th century.
The company's famous, iconic twenty-mule teams were used to transport borax from its mining operations in Death Valley.
One morning I walked up the short trail (not too steep for bad knees). The light was OK for the colorful formations so I burned a bunch of pixels.
The lowest place in DV is at Bad Water, 282 ft, (88 meters) below sea level
The Panamint Range 1995 photo. The highest mountain is Telescope Peak rising to 11049 ft (3866 meters).
During our 1995 trip we met a fiend who brought horses from his dude ranch , and we had nice ride east of Furnace Creek Inn.
We left DV for the Beatty RV Park when the weather turned to clouds and rain at 47 degrees F. The next morning was the same so we turned toward home. Heavy wind and dust storms lasted all the way to Moab.
Ron and Margot
