After a day to myself hiking Marble Canyon it was time to hit a few busier spots in the valley. But first the drive out. I stopped by the Devils Golf Course first. Nobody was playing golf and I forgot my clubs but I did get some good shots of the salt upheavals that characterize the area. My next stop was Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the U.S. at -282 feet. Badwater is…
My top priority during my first real visit to Death Valley National Park was a hike through Marble Canyon. I'd read the description and seen the pictures, so my first full day in the park was going to be checking out the canyon. I made the bouncy 12 mile drive into the trailhead the day before so I could spend the daylight hours hiking the canyon. Days are short in December, you have to take…
It's the end of December, it's cold and snowy in Oregon. But I want to get out and get a few more days of camping and hiking in before the outdoor adventures turn to skiing for a few months. With a few days off before Christmas, Death Valley seemed like the place to be. It's a bit of a drive so I headed out after work and made it about halfway there the first night.…