Death Valley, Day 6

Our sixth day in Death Valley began at Warm Springs Camp where we had parked our vehicle for the night.  After breakfast and coffee we drove back down the Warm Springs Canyon Road, stopping frequently to photograph the wildflowers and other items of interest.

Back on the main road we stopped briefly at the Devil's Golf Course with its salt formations and then went west and then south on SR 190 to the Emigrant Canyon Road which we followed to the Skidoo Road and that to the old mining town of Skidoo, which now is nothing but sagebrush and a sign.  Along the way to Skidoo we visited several old mining sites and had some wonderful views of the valley.

Devil's Golf Course

Skidoo Road

Skidoo

Back on the Skidoo Road

Back on the Emigrant Canyon Road we drove the short distance to the Aguereberry Point Road and visited the ghost town of Harrisburg and nearby Eureka Mine.

From Harrisburg, where we spent a good part of the afternoon exploring, we drove on to Aguereberry Point, one of our favorite places in Death Valley.  We had our supper there, watched the sunset, did some star photography and relaxed before retiring for the night.

Death Valley, Day 4

Our fourth day in Death Valley National Park began and ended at Ashford Mill but was a very busy day.  We drove up the Badwater Road from Ashford Mill stopping often for photos.  We hiked to Natural Bridge, stopped at Badwater, the lowest point in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level, explored the Devil's Golf Course with its salt formations, drove through Artist's Drive, stopped briefly at the visitors' center at Furnace Creek for lunch, hiked along Salt Creek and saw the pupfish there, turned west on the main park road and went to Mosaic Canyon, one of our favorite places, where we hiked again.  From Mosaic Canyon we went back to Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes and after having our supper, hiked the dunes and watched the sunset before driving back to Ashford Mill where we spent the night.

Badwater Road

Badwater

Natural Bridge

Devil's Golf Course

Artist's Drive

 

Furnace Creek

 

Salt Creek

Mosaic Canyon

Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

Ashford Mill