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Monday, October 7, 2019 From Stovepipe Wells, we took CA-190 west to Scotty's Castle Road. On Scotty's Castle Road, we headed north toward Scotty's Castle. Scotty's Castle has been closed since major flooding occurred in 2015. Scotty's Castle is currently scheduled to reopen for visitors in 2020. Before the turn at CA-267, the road Scotty's … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Ubehebe Crater, Grapevine And Mesquite Spring
Monday, October 7, 2019 Mesquite Flats is best done early morning, well before the heat of the day. This is, apparently, an area of Death Valley that gets unnaturally hot. The highs this week in October were in the nineties (Fahrenheit). Some visitors found the afternoon highs uncomfortably hot. More importantly, the parking lot fills … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes
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
Saturday, October 5, 2019 The Devil's Golf Course in Death Valley National Park is a good example of a salt pan, a natural occurrence of salt covering the ground over a large area. According to Wikipedia article, maximum salt depth was measured by the Pacific Coast Borax Company at 1,000 feet. Later studies suggest that … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Devil’s Golf Course