It was time for us to leave Death Valley and head home. The plan was for a leisurely three day drive back to Colorado. We left Death Valley by the north route on Death Valley Road. We headed into Big Pine to fuel up and enjoy the spectacular view of the Sierra Nevada’s. Leaving Big…
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Death Valley – Day 6
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Starting the day with a soak in a hot spring is a great thing. It’s not every day on our adventures in our Toyota FJ Cruiser that we get to start our day soaking, well I guess this is the first time and it was a relaxed way to get rolling. With a short day…
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Death Valley – Day 5
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Cold, that is what it was last night. Hardscrable Dry Camp is at 4000 feet and the low was about 24 degrees overnight. A hot breakfast and hot chocolate were needed to get us rolling today. With camp broken down and our packing done it was time to head to the Racetrack. The Racetrack Playa…
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Death Valley – Day 4
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Heading north from Furnace Creek in our Toyota FJ Cruiser our destination for the day was the Race Track. It was nice to get away from the main tourist center of Death Valley. Heading north we first stopped at Harmony Borax work where one of the of the 20 Mule Team Borax wagons is parked.…
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Death Valley – Day 3
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Our first full day in Death Valley started in the shadows of Echo Canyon. We had a hot breakfast with tea to warm us on this cold morning. We did a good job getting out of camp and made it to the Furnace Creek Visitor Center to ask a few more questions. Our plans for…