Category: National Park

Death Valley National Park – Panamint Springs

Death Valley National Park – Panamint Springs

Sunday, October 6, 2019 After seeing the Charcoal Kilns, we drove down Wildrose Road and turned north on Panamint Valley Road.  Turning left on CA-190 we drove to Panamint Springs to eat lunch and explore. Panamint Springs Resort Restaurant is easy to find.  It faces the road and the sign says what it is, restaurant.  … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Panamint Springs

Death Valley National Park – Emigrant Canyon and Wildrose Canyon Roads

Death Valley National Park – Emigrant Canyon and Wildrose Canyon Roads

Sunday, October 6, 2019 We wanted to see the Charcoal Kilns (shown above) and expected the drive to be unremarkable.  From Stovepipe Wells, we drove southeast on CA-190 in the direction of Panamint Springs Resort.  Near the Emigrant Campground, we turned  left onto Emigrant Canyon Road.  This road has a special notation on the park map.  … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Emigrant Canyon and Wildrose Canyon Roads

Death Valley National Park – Furnace Creek

Death Valley National Park – Furnace Creek

Saturday, October 5, 2019 It was lunchtime when we pulled into Furnace Creek, the main development inside Death Valley National Park. Wanting to eat in a restaurant, we looked for the most audacious hotel entrance we could find.  That would be the entrance above.  Through the double doors and into the lobby, the hotel desk … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Furnace Creek

Death Valley National Park – Artist’s Drive

Death Valley National Park – Artist’s Drive

Saturday, October 5, 2019 Artist's Palette, shown above, is a group of colorful minerals deposited close together by volcanic eruptions.  In the sunlight, the minerals appear out of place against the overwhelmingly brown mountainside. Artist's Drive is a nine mile one-way and one-lane roller-coaster  loop winding up and down the mountainside.   The road is narrow … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Artist’s Drive