The afternoon and evening of the second day of our stay in Death Valley National Park we drove from Rhyolite to Stovepipe Wells. Along the way we stopped several times to photograph some cacti and the Devil's Cornfield, an area near the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.
Just beyond Stovepipe Wells we took a very rough unpaved road to the trailhead for Mosaic Canyon which we hiked to a point where some rock climbing would have been necessary to continue. Mosaic Canyon is one of the most spectacular hikes in Death Valley.
From Mosaic Canyon we went for a second time to Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes and watched the sunset there while hiking the dunes. If visiting Death Valley a sunrise or sunset at Mesquite Flat is a must. The morning and evening light on the dunes is spectacular.
After sunset we drove to Wildrose Canyon to the charcoal kilns there. Built in the late 1800's they are 25 foot high beehive-shaped rock kilns used for making charcoal. We spent the night there and then watched the sunrise there while photographing the kilns.
2 comments:
Beautiful photos Ron. Quite an adventurous hike.
We had a great time in Death Valley but the hikes were shorter, usually just a few hours. I'm not sure I'd want to do longer hikes there.
Post a Comment