As we rode into the park today, the military was testing some new top secret flying saucers. They have gotten very good at hiding them inside of little clouds. |
This is the lowest point in the lower 48 states. It may surprise you that the highest point in the lower 48 is only about 50 miles away. |
It's not really bad, just salty. |
It's crystal clear |
According to my higher math, I've calculated that sign to be 282' above my head. On further analysis, that should be above the bottom of my feet. |
Not Bad |
Tried to wash his hand in it, now has a BAD hand. |
Hundreds of people make this pilgrimage every day. |
Dale drank the water and now he is just plain BAD. |
After all of these years, I finally got to play a few holes on the Devils Golf Course. |
Dale was in Hog Heaven with his own personal salt lick. |
Dale is putting out on the first hole. |
Here I am putting out on the third hole. |
We had to quit after only three because I fell in the hazard and hurt my leg. |
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In a few minutes we will be on the other side of that mountain at Zabriskie point. |
These next few pictures are taken from the view at Zabriskie Point. |
They make a very hard hike to get where they are, and it will be twice as hard getting back. This picture was taken with a 20X telephoto lens. |
Ed and Dale blocking my view, I mean posing. |
The three of us hiked up from here. |
They waited for us |
Looking down from a mile above Badwater |
Looking down on the pilgrimergers from a mile above. |
Dale and Ed just wanted to see how well 20X worked |
We dropped off of Dante's peak pretty fast and were waiting for the others to arrive. |
I'm pretty sure this is still an active mine completely inside the boundaries of the NP |
Modern day minors cabin |
We stopped for lunch at the 1849 restaurant and this little museum caught my eye so I took a few pictures while the others were waiting in line to order their food. |
An amazing steel spoked wheel |
Read this, very interesting. |
Cal Worthington Used coaches, buy one and get 5000 blue chip stamps for free! |
Excellent food, $$$$$ |
Kewl place |
It's in California, so as soon as you order, it's out with you. |
No matter, out was just as nice as in. |
Hmmmm |
We are just about back to the ranch and Ed reminds me that Dale wanted to visit Rhyolite |
We stopped to visit this building but for the life of us we couldn't figure out what it was. |
During it's heyday, this old caboose served as the gas station in Rhyolite. |
Even more amazing, I discovered this was an old caboose. I guess no wheels was just throwing everyone off! |
The John S. Cook Bank building. It also housed the post office in later years before the town dissolved. |
I would love to see a picture of this building before it started decaying |
The Porter's had to pay $1200 for the lot to build their store on. |
All that remains of the Rhyolite school house, by the time it was completed the town was already starting to die. At it's peak, 250 children attended. |
I've seen a lot of bottle houses, but they are still a novelty |
Built by an enterprising minor using 50,000 beer and liquor bottles. My word, when would he have been sober enough to mine much less build his house? |
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I'm just guessing here, but I think some so called artist came in here and sculpted a bunch of strange stuff after the fact. |
I know these little stacks of rocks have a name, but for the life of me I can't remember it right now. |
She's a blond, I guess he liked them with big blocks! |
Dale is out scanning for gold |
The Artist |
Revealed.................No wonder his stuff looks like crap. The real artist was a Belgian artist named Albert Szukalski |
This family was really enjoying these alien rock circles, the mystery of which has never been solved. Over the years a number of artist have contributed to this 15 acre sculpture park. |
Great job artist.. it fits you. Meshego1
ReplyDeleteFYI: That mine at the bottom of Dante's View road is the Billie Mine. It's just outside of the Nat'l Park boundary, and it's been closed since 2005. More details here: http://kensphotogallery.blogspot.com/2014/02/daytrip-billie-mine-death-valley.html
ReplyDeleteAlways like exploring DV!
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