Part 3

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  6. 2022-11 Death Valley National Park, California Self-guided
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  • Funeral Mountains
    Funeral Mountains
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#8365
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Wren
    Rock Wren
    Salpinctes obsoletus
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#8375
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Desert Dodder
    Desert Dodder
    Cuscuta denticulata
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5139
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wash
    Wash
    Even at the beginning of the trail, it was obvious that there was more water here.
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5140
    Larry L. Jackson
  • American Robin
    American Robin
    Turdus migratorius
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#8385
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5141
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wash
    Wash
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5143
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-crowned Sparrow taiga
    White-crowned Sparrow taiga
    Zonotrichia leucophrys
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#8391
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Darwin Falls Trail
    Darwin Falls Trail
    Beginning to see Fremont Cottonwood Trees.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5146
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5148
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5150
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5151
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetation
    Vegetation
    Mostly Fremont Cottonwood Trees.
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5153
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Small Falls
    Small Falls
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5154
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Small Falls
    Small Falls
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5156
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    Vertical Panorama. Just beyond the trees, a pile of large boulders suggested the end of the hike.
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#1533
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Darwin Falls Trail
    Darwin Falls Trail
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5161
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Darwin Falls Trail
    Darwin Falls Trail
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5163
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-crowned Kinglet
    Red-crowned Kinglet
    Regulus calendula
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#8409
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Darwin Falls Trail
    Darwin Falls Trail
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5165
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-stemmed Stickleaf
    White-stemmed Stickleaf
    Mentzelia albicaulis
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#8412
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tree
    Tree
    Growing horizontally from the rock wall.
    Darwin Falls Trail, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5171
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay
    Clay
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5175
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay
    Clay
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5176
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay
    Clay
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5178
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
    Marine Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
    Just north of China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, the pilots fly the valleys and canyons.
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5181
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
    Marine Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
    The roar of engines in the valley was quite an experience.
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5186
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marine Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules
    Marine Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules
    Other aircraft also fly training routes in the area.
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5194
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay
    Clay
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5187
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Panamint Butte
    Panamint Butte
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5188
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay
    Clay
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5200
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay
    Clay
    Panorama.  Someone drove off road, unfortunately.
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#2504
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hwy 190
    Hwy 190
    I obviously like long, straight roads.
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5203
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay
    Clay
    Panorama.  Oddly, the clay is different on each side of the road.
    Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#2933
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cottonwood Mountains
    Cottonwood Mountains
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5215
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Distant Mesquite Flat
    Distant Mesquite Flat
    The road to Mesquite Flat was still closed from the big rain event of August 5, 2022.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5218
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Car
    Car
    Not much of the car remains.
    Telephone Canyon Road, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5222
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arch
    Arch
    The road to get here was very rough, with the entrance through an  unmarked, large wash.
    Telephone Canyon Road, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5223
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wash
    Wash
    I walked right by the arch, looking for it.  I thought the arch was over the wash, not on the side of the wash.
    Telephone Canyon Road, Death Valley National Park, California, November 30, 2022
    2022-11-30#5228
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Walk
    Walk
    Such a nice, easy access spot that we visited a few times.
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5233
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5235
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5240
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5241
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Manly Beacon
    Manly Beacon
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5242
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5244
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Panorama
    Panorama
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#4236
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landmark
    Landmark
    Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5251
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Palms
    Palms
    Apparently a good landscape plant for the challenging weather of the area.
    The Inn at Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5252
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Revisiting the dunes, which were too crowded on the previous visit.
    Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5260
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Creosote Bush
    Creosote Bush
    Larrea tridentata
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5264
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    The dunes look a bit soft because I removed all the footprints.
    Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5275
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5281
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    There are two people in the distance.
    Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5283
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    An area of dark ripples.
    Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5285
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highest Point
    Highest Point
    Almost there.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5286
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highest Point View
    Highest Point View
    With terrific clouds.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5287
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highest Point View
    Highest Point View
    One person hiking in.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5288
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highest Point View
    Highest Point View
    The vistas are huge.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5289
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highest Point View
    Highest Point View
    Debbie is a very tiny subject in the photo.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5290
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ridge Walk
    Ridge Walk
    Again, I removed footprints making the sand appear soft.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5292
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Panorama
    Panorama
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#4920
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5297
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Burrow
    Burrow
    Possibly a rabbit burrow.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5303
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay
    Clay
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5305
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kaman K-1200
    Kaman K-1200
    A single operator, very expensive, two rotor, counter-rotating helicopter that can lift 6,000 lbs.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5308
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetation
    Vegetation
    Salt Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5312
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie & Vegetation
    Debbie & Vegetation
    Salt Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5321
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetation
    Vegetation
    Salt Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5322
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vegetation
    Vegetation
    Salt Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5323
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wagons
    Wagons
    Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5324
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wagon Water Barrel
    Wagon Water Barrel
    Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5329
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Engine
    Engine
    Big, six-cylinder diesel engine.
    Borax Museum Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5334
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Engine
    Engine
    Possibly used on rails.
    Borax Museum Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5337
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Buggy
    Buggy
    Borax Museum Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5338
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Death Valley Railroad Engine #2
    Death Valley Railroad Engine #2
    Borax Museum Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5339
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Tractor 'Old Dinah'
    Steam Tractor 'Old Dinah'
    Borax Museum Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5341
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Concrete Wheels
    Concrete Wheels
    Borax Museum Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5344
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1890-1910 Beatty - Skidoo Stage
    1890-1910 Beatty - Skidoo Stage
    Borax Museum Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5348
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 1874-1888 Panamint City - San Bernardino Stage
    1874-1888 Panamint City - San Bernardino Stage
    Borax Museum Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5350
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ash Meadows Stage
    Ash Meadows Stage
    Borax Museum Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5352
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Walk
    Salt Walk
    A long walk out to the polygons 282 feet below sea level.
    Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5356
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Boardwalk
    Boardwalk
    Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5362
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset
    Sunset
    Badwater Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5364
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hill
    Hill
    Badwater Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022, 2022
    2022-12-01#5368
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset
    Sunset
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 1, 2022
    2022-12-01#5380
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Breakfast View
    Breakfast View
    Luggage loaded, checked out of our room, we parked here to have a nice view while eating our breakfast.
    Badwater Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022, 2022
    2022-12-02#5384
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Breakfast View
    Breakfast View
    Another terrific sky.
    Badwater Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022, 2022
    2022-12-02#5386
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cracked Clay
    Cracked Clay
    Badwater Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022, 2022
    2022-12-02#5391
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wash
    Wash
    Badwater Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022, 2022
    2022-12-02#5395
    Larry L. Jackson
  • The Ranch at Death Valley
    The Ranch at Death Valley
    Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5401
    Larry L. Jackson
  • The Ranch at Death Valley
    The Ranch at Death Valley
    Courtyard & Fountain.
    Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5403
    Larry L. Jackson
  • The Ranch at Death Valley
    The Ranch at Death Valley
    Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5404
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cottages,
    Cottages,
    The Ranch at Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5405
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Our Building
    Our Building
    The Ranch at Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5411
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5422
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5423
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5425
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5430
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5433
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5434
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amargosa Range
    Amargosa Range
    Colorful layer.
    Dante's View Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5441
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amargosa Range
    Amargosa Range
    Dante's View Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5442
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Billie Mine
    Billie Mine
    Underground operations here extended into the park to extract Ulexite, Proberite and Colemanite from the Furnace Creek Formation Until the mine closed in 2008.
    Dante's View Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5443
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    A very windy, last view of Death Valley as we end this part of our trip.
    Dante's View, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5445
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amargosa Range
    Amargosa Range
    Dante's View Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5451
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amargosa Range
    Amargosa Range
    Dante's View Road, Death Valley National Park, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5455
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amargosa Desert
    Amargosa Desert
    Highway 190, California, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5457
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
    Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
    Highway 190, Nevada, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5461
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Johnny's Taco Shop
    Johnny's Taco Shop
    We checked out the local Mexican food to see how it compared to Tex-Mex to which we are accustomed.
    Pahrump, Nevada, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#9718
    Debbie Jackson
  • LJax
    LJax
    The Mexican food and beer made for a nice lunch.
    Johnny's Taco Shop, Pahrump, Nevada, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#0470
    Debbie Jackson
  • Johnny's Taco Shop
    Johnny's Taco Shop
    Pahrump, Nevada, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5464
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Joshua Tree
    Joshua Tree
    Yucca brevifolia
    Pahrump, Nevada, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5465
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mojave Yucca
    Mojave Yucca
    Yucca schidigera
    Pahrump, Nevada, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5468
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
    Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
    Pahrump to Henderson, Nevada, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5471
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
    Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
    Pahrump to Henderson, Nevada, December 2, 2022
    2022-12-02#5475
    Larry L. Jackson