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.…
One more post from the last trip before heading out for the next one. One of the great things about being on the coast is watching the waves roll in. Just like you can never step in the same river twice, no two waves are ever quite the same. Sometimes they are spaced perfectly, but each one hits the beach with a different effect. So I find myself always taking pictures of a similar place…