Jiminy does Death Valley 2011

Gooseberry

Explorer
Well Claudine and I had a few days off so we decided to make a run to Death Valley. Well we are back home and 832 miles more on the odometer.
We started on Thursday morning and went up the 395 with a copy of California trails desert region in hand.

Our first stop turn into the dirt was Saline Valley road so I decided to air down at this point.
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After a few mile we start getting closer to Southpass.
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So we stop and make the yellow snow and let all play

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After a little play we start rolling on the snow. After we made to the hot springs we found out that people had been stuck for a week and unable to get out.

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Goose was happy to get the moomoo alert

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Well we stopped at the salt beds and checked out the area. I have done cables on ski lifts but how did they run that cable over?

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Ok after shaking all the fillings out of my teeth we made it to the springs.

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After setting up camp we had a house guest stop by.

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Claudine call this a pair of asses.

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well Did not soak to much as it was all guys and kinda strange.
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On the way out we tried to do Lippincot but after walking it decided not to being a solo van without a good spotter.

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So at this point we go back out Southpass and coming down the dirt road just pass the snow is a lexus???? How the heck. Well He will be staying tell the snow melts as I did not get stuck but it was a challenge getting back out.

We made it to Racetrack rd. and after 2.5 miles set up camp.

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had to stop and look
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The Racetrack is pretty cool.


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Anyway we did the Castle tours and went by Bad Water

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What a good weekend.
 

SunMan

Adventurer
Nice pics and report. Just to confirm those pics are from this past weekend (3/26)? Hoping the racetrack will be dry for our trip.
 

BorregoWrangler

Rendezvous Conspiracy
Awesome pics and report! I haven't been to Death Valley yet but when I do (hopefully by the end of the year) I plan on hitting up a lot of the same areas you did.
 

gon2srf

New member
Great trip report, love the pics especially your pup with toy in mouth posing perfectly next to the bat signal!
 

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