Day 21 April 26,
2015
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| Trail to Zabriskie Point |
Early morning start so that we could go to Death Valley and
go from one end to the other. Our drive
over was about 80 miles. When we got to
DV we learned that it was the largest of the National Parks and to drive from
one end to the other was going to take a looong time. The first stop was Zabriskie Point, what a
beautiful place with several different colors and shapes of gullies and mud hills.
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| Zabriskie Point |
On to the lowest point in the Western
Hemisphere, Badwater Basin,
where the altitude is -282’ below sea level.
As we journeyed on to Furnace Creek we came
across a fueling station that had some really expensive fuel, regular fuel
$4.49/gallon.
As we drove up the park we
came across the Sand Dunes.
Some of the
dunes were over 100’ in height.
The park
service recommended that as we walked across the dunes that we should be on the
lookout for sidewinder rattlesnakes.
We
can happily tell you that we saw none.
However, we did see some beautiful sand formations.
One of our points that we wanted to see
was
Scotty’s Castle.
On our way there we came across a 2000 year
old volcano crater.
It measured just 600’
It really was
an interesting structure.
From there on
to Scotty’s Castle.
Scotty was cowboy
con man who used his talents to entertain and con folks to fund his “goldmine”.
There are so many long strait sections of
highways out here that a person could easily drift off to sleep and if the car
didn’t veer left or right could wake up in a minute or two and still be on the
road.
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| 2000 Year Old Volcano |
deep and a half mile wide.
where the altitude is -282’ below sea level. As we journeyed on to Furnace Creek we came
across a fueling station that had some really expensive fuel, regular fuel
$4.49/gallon. As we drove up the park we
came across the Sand Dunes. Some of the
dunes were over 100’ in height. The park
service recommended that as we walked across the dunes that we should be on the
lookout for sidewinder rattlesnakes.
We
can happily tell you that we saw none.
However, we did see some beautiful sand formations. One of our points that we wanted to see
was Scotty’s Castle. On our way there we came across a 2000 year
old volcano crater. It measured just 600’ It really was
an interesting structure. From there on
to Scotty’s Castle. Scotty was cowboy
con man who used his talents to entertain and con folks to fund his “goldmine”.
There are so many long strait sections of
highways out here that a person could easily drift off to sleep and if the car
didn’t veer left or right could wake up in a minute or two and still be on the
road.
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