Death valley last weekend

[nwoods]

Was that camp site pretty windy? Your daughter is a total cutie. About the same age as mine. So much fun!

 

[DNTL740]

The first campsite, on Lippincott road got a bit windy in the middle of the night, but other than that it was great. The second night we slept at steel pass, and let me tell you it was cold and windy. We had to eat dinner inside the car, and were in bed by 8. When we woke up all our water was frozen solid, and the water bottle we left inside the car was frozen also.

My daughter is great she loves to go off-roading and camping, she was pretty bummed we had to go back home. Am planning on taking one camping trip every month.

Cristian

 

[ntsqd]

I've spent the night on two different T-Day weekend trips at Eureka Sand Dune. Both times I had a 2.5 gallon water container freeze solid over night. I sleep in the bed under the shell, and both times the water was in the bed with me.

 

[enthdigry]

Awesome. I am leaving Friday morning for a short 2 night strip in DV myself. I came here to check to see if there were any updates on road conditions.

I had been planning to take Saline Road from 190 and then turnong onto Hunter Mountain RD to camp at Lost Burro mine the first night, but the NPS website says both roads are closed.

Not sure if I missed it, but was there any snow on Steele Pass?

 

[traveltoad]

As of last weekend (there is a storm brewing now) Steele Pass is completely clear. Hunter Mtn is not passable. Cerro Gordo may be passable, we did not have enough fuel to push through the last mile or two to the top. Titus is open. South Pass is clear of snow but has a few fallen rocks that would take a litlte time to get around in a 4wheel vehicle.

Steele Pass:

Top of the 190:

 

[cnskate]

Nice pics. Love your trailer too. Makes me want to cut my Canadian M101 in half.

 

[enthdigry]

As of last weekend (there is a storm brewing now) Steele Pass is completely clear. Hunter Mtn is not passable. Cerro Gordo may be passable, we did not have enough fuel to push through the last mile or two to the top. Titus is open. South Pass is clear of snow but has a few fallen rocks that would take a litlte time to get around in a 4wheel vehicle.

Steele Pass:
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Top of the 190:
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Nice pics. I hope to get a Dual Sport one day. That looks like a great way to travel. I just started riding a street bike a couple months ago and it is a blast.

Thanks for the update. I will just be taking the South Pass and probably camping at Lee Flat to check out the sites around there if it isn't ridiculously cold or super windy.

 

[ETAV8R]

I got back yesterday...most of my good pics are here:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/off-roading-trails/60777-death-valley-off-road-adventures.html

That was one of the best trips of my life. Quite memorable. More to come in the future to be sure.
:wings:

 

[4X4VET]

nice adventure!

Good pictures, thanks.