Death Valley 2007 "Trophy Event"
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Andrew Walcker
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Awesome pics and narratives, keep em coming!!!
Andrew Walcker
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rmarz said:
I've always said that you were a linear guy
teotwaki
Excelsior!
Getting to Margaritaville
When you find your lost salt shaker and need a refill, just build a Handy Salt Tram to the Saline Valley's very pure natural salt. The trick was to first find one of the old salt buckets that were on the cables.
here is where the salt was collected prior to filling the tram buckets
The tramway towers leading towards the mountains. Note the size compared to the Defender.
In the photo's background note the mouth of Daisy Canyon, the path that the tramway followed and the old access road that I drove up to see the upper tramworks areas.
These are the "small towers" as compared to the earlier photo of the tramway transfer station up at 8700'.
The ground was too marshy to support concrete so the towers had some sort of augurs tied to these fittings
When you find your lost salt shaker and need a refill, just build a Handy Salt Tram to the Saline Valley's very pure natural salt. The trick was to first find one of the old salt buckets that were on the cables.
here is where the salt was collected prior to filling the tram buckets
The tramway towers leading towards the mountains. Note the size compared to the Defender.
In the photo's background note the mouth of Daisy Canyon, the path that the tramway followed and the old access road that I drove up to see the upper tramworks areas.
These are the "small towers" as compared to the earlier photo of the tramway transfer station up at 8700'.
The ground was too marshy to support concrete so the towers had some sort of augurs tied to these fittings
teotwaki
Excelsior!
The old road to Daisy Canyon ends in a sheer riverbank carved out by torrential floods.
I had to hike down to follow the old cables.
Here is a view showing the cables leading to a very steep ascent
I win! I found a bucket!
It is fairly rusted out and the hanger arms are bent at odd angles
Vintage photo of a loaded salt cannister leaving the saltworks
In transit
Photo and more are from this webpage
http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/saline_tramway1/page50a.html
There were the remains of two large rock-filled counterweights to tension the cables
In the background is the salt lake and you can make out the path of the tramway to the lake
Good write up of the Salt Tram Story
http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/stories3/saline_valley_salt_works.pdf
My previous trip to the Salt Tram station at 8700'
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4846&highlight=saline
I had to hike down to follow the old cables.
Here is a view showing the cables leading to a very steep ascent
I win! I found a bucket!
It is fairly rusted out and the hanger arms are bent at odd angles
Vintage photo of a loaded salt cannister leaving the saltworks
In transit
Photo and more are from this webpage
http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/saline_tramway1/page50a.html
There were the remains of two large rock-filled counterweights to tension the cables
In the background is the salt lake and you can make out the path of the tramway to the lake
Good write up of the Salt Tram Story
http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/stories3/saline_valley_salt_works.pdf
My previous trip to the Salt Tram station at 8700'
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4846&highlight=saline
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adventureduo
Dave Druck [KI6LBB]
Dang, how many days were you out there? you guys got a ton done!
SOCALFJ said:
Check out the caption on post number 12. That pretty well sums up how we covered so much area. I arrived Friday morning and cleared the area Sunday morning. Despite being the slow driver I still managed to go through nearly two tanks of gas on all the roads we covered. Of course I have a Jeep, and it is a thirsty Jeep.
teotwaki
Excelsior!
The finish line!
After the salt works we proceeded further up the Saline Valley Road and then made the final eastward turn towards our last point of interest...
the mystery band of naked denizens of the Warm Springs
A hint of strange sights to come
Enjoying a warm dip in a pool that is in a National Park...
These folks in the hotter pool are at most wearing only hats
A great hot shower is available
Enjoying good conversation, cold drinks and a fine view on Saturday night, October 13th
These fine trailers are set up to be really great chuckwagons too!
We left on Sunday morning with two vehicles heading north over Steel Pass and three vehicles heading south towards highway 190. I think that I've gotten most of my view told. Now I'll leave it up to the others to add in more photos and narrative.
After the salt works we proceeded further up the Saline Valley Road and then made the final eastward turn towards our last point of interest...
the mystery band of naked denizens of the Warm Springs
A hint of strange sights to come
Enjoying a warm dip in a pool that is in a National Park...
These folks in the hotter pool are at most wearing only hats
A great hot shower is available
Enjoying good conversation, cold drinks and a fine view on Saturday night, October 13th
These fine trailers are set up to be really great chuckwagons too!
We left on Sunday morning with two vehicles heading north over Steel Pass and three vehicles heading south towards highway 190. I think that I've gotten most of my view told. Now I'll leave it up to the others to add in more photos and narrative.
