{"id":13253,"date":"2021-06-17T13:54:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T13:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/?page_id=13253"},"modified":"2021-06-23T19:22:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T19:22:41","slug":"100-days-journey-guiding-death-valley-march-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/100-days-journey-guiding-death-valley-march-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Days Journey: Part 5 &#8211; Guiding Death Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1610214283171{background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624473344080{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>100 Days Journey: Part 5 &#8211; Guiding Death Valley<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1610224958479{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Back to Death Valley to serve as a trail guide for the California 4WD Association&#8217;s inaugural Death Valley Experience event. The DVE is a week of camping and Jeep trails that cover a range of Death Valley locations, and the guided drives include historical narrative en route. The trails range from easy scenic drives to long all-day routes with obstacles and navigational challenges. (Click through the images below for each day&#8217;s notes)&#8230;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_column]<style type='text\/css'>#cbpw-wrap95 {margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;}#cbpw-grid95 .cbp-l-caption-title {color:#ffffff;background-color:transparent;font-size:15px;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;line-height:21px;text-align:center;padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;text-transform:capitalize;}#cbpw-grid95 .cbp-l-caption-desc {color:#aaa;background-color:transparent;font-size:12px;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:16px;text-align:center;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-grid95 .cbp-caption-activeWrap {background-color:#000000;}#cbpw-filters79 .cbp-filter-item {background-color:transparent;border-color:#313eec;color:#76788a;font-size:13px;font-family:Open Sans,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:35px;margin:0px 0px 10px 0px;padding:0px 18px 0px 18px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-filters79 .cbp-filter-item:hover {background-color:transparent;border-color:#3288C4;color:#313eec;font-size:13px;font-family:Open Sans,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:35px;margin:0px 0px 10px 0px;padding:0px 18px 0px 18px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-filters79 .cbp-filter-item.cbp-filter-item-active {background-color:#313eec;border-color:#313eec;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:12px;font-family:Open Sans,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:35px;margin:0px 0px 10px 0px;padding:0px 18px 0px 18px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-filters79 .cbp-filter-item.cbp-filter-item-active:hover {background-color:#313eec;border-color:#3288C4;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:12px;font-family:Open Sans,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:35px;margin:0px 0px 10px 0px;padding:0px 18px 0px 18px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-loadMore95 .cbp-l-loadMore-link {color:#7E7B7B;background-color:transparent;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:#DEDEDE;font-size:12px;font-family:Open Sans,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:34px;text-align:center;padding:0px 30px 0px 30px;margin:40px 0px 0px 0px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-loadMore95 .cbp-l-loadMore-link:hover {color:#B0B0B0;background-color:transparent;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:#DEDEDE;font-size:12px;font-family:Open Sans,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:34px;text-align:center;padding:0px 30px 0px 30px;margin:40px 0px 0px 0px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-loadMore95 .cbp-l-loadMore-loading {color:#B0B0B0;background-color:transparent;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:#DEDEDE;font-size:12px;font-family:Open Sans,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:34px;text-align:center;padding:0px 30px 0px 30px;margin:40px 0px 0px 0px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-loadMore95 .cbp-l-loadMore-loading:hover {color:#B0B0B0;background-color:transparent;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:#DEDEDE;font-size:12px;font-family:Open Sans,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:34px;text-align:center;padding:0px 30px 0px 30px;margin:40px 0px 0px 0px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-loadMore95 .cbp-l-loadMore-stop {color:#B0B0B0;background-color:transparent;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:#DEDEDE;font-size:12px;font-family:Open Sans,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:34px;text-align:center;padding:0px 30px 0px 30px;margin:40px 0px 0px 0px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-loadMore95 .cbp-l-loadMore-stop:hover {color:#B0B0B0;background-color:transparent;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;border-style:solid;border-color:#DEDEDE;font-size:12px;font-family:Open Sans,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;line-height:34px;text-align:center;padding:0px 30px 0px 30px;margin:40px 0px 0px 0px;text-transform:none;}#cbpw-singlePage95 .cbp-popup-navigation-wrap {background-color:#000000;}#cbpw-singlePage95 .cbp-popup-singlePage-counter {color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;}<\/style><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Open+Sans:700normal,400normal\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" property=\"stylesheet\"><div id=\"cbpw-wrap95\"><div id=\"cbpw-grid95\" class=\"cbp-l-grid-masonry cbp\"><div><div class=\"cbp-item logo\"><a href=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0310-CA-DeathValley-DVE1-EchoCanyon-eyeoftheneedlearch_JMFjeepleadinglowangle_IMG_4987_1200w.jpg\" class=\"cbp-caption cbp-lightbox\" data-title=\"<p><strong>DAY 43:<\/strong> The first day of the inaugural edition of the Death Valley Experience event went well. I was guiding the Echo Canyon route, and we had a nice small group of experienced drivers with well equipped Jeeps which made it easy to lead the run. We stopped for photos at the Eye of the Needle Arch, and then took another break so folks could check out the ruins of the Inyo mine before continuing on the lesser used trail with the \u201cwaterfall\u201d obstacle. Everyone got over the obstacle easily, but it made for great photos. From there it was smooth driving the rest of the way, though I had to pay attention as we reached the Lee\u2019s camp area, to find the turn off and the trail for our desired route. I was glad when the group took an interest in the more archaeological ruins, which are less \u201cvisually striking\u201d but more authentic in a sense than the restored sites, and I elaborated a bit further on the historical narrative there. Once we were in the Amargosa Valley we picked up the pace on the sandy flats, and it made for a really nice contrast of terrain for the drivers after the slower rocky sections of the trail in the canyons. We made it out to HWY 95 and turned north to Beatty where some of the group went for a post-trail beer or dinner before heading back into the park  \u2026<\/p>\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cbp-caption-defaultWrap\"><img src=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0310-CA-DeathValley-DVE1-EchoCanyon-eyeoftheneedlearch_JMFjeepleadinglowangle_IMG_4987_1200w.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cbp-caption-activeWrap\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-alignCenter\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-body\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-title\">Day 43: CA - Death Valley<\/div><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-desc\">Guiding Death Valley Experience - Echo Canyon...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item logo\"><a href=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0311-CA-DeathValley-DVE2-freedayJMFdrivingfrontview_IMG_5040_1200w.jpg\" class=\"cbp-caption cbp-lightbox\" data-title=\"<p><strong>DAY 44:<\/strong> With no guiding assignment today it was the perfect chance to do some independent exploring, and the weather was bizarre making for some interesting photos of rain in the desert. Apparently it also snowed in some areas of the park as well\u2014though I was lucky, as Mesquite Springs camp remained dry. After a day out just wandering, I had a chance encounter with a coyote in the late afternoon on my way back to camp. I love coyotes and consider them to be my \u201ctotem\u201d animal though it is rare for me to get to see one in the daytime, and usually if I do, it is just a glimpse as the animal runs off. But today I was able to even make a few photos of the coyote from a distance. It looked to be foraging or hunting in the brush near a wash, and it paused when I stopped the Jeep and opened the window to photograph. It didn\u2019t run away but continued what it had been doing, which looked like following a scent trail. It paused once or twice more to look over its shoulder at me as I got out of the Jeep for a better angle, then it went down into the wash and disappeared \u2014 in search of its dinner I suppose. Happy with my luck, I continued on to camp to prepare my own dinner, and prep for tomorrow\u2019s trail\u2026<\/p>\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cbp-caption-defaultWrap\"><img src=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0311-CA-DeathValley-DVE2-freedayJMFdrivingfrontview_IMG_5040_1200w.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cbp-caption-activeWrap\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-alignCenter\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-body\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-title\">Day 44: CA - Death Valley<\/div><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-desc\">Guiding Death Valley Experience - Free Day...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item logo\"><a href=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0312-DVE-Day3_DarwinFalls_groupwithsnowandsign_IMG_5263_1200w.jpg\" class=\"cbp-caption cbp-lightbox\" data-title=\"<p><strong>DAY 45:<\/strong> It rained in Mesquite Springs overnight, and was very cold in the morning as I headed to Stovepipe Wells. I was surprised to see snow on the ground at our staging area, and was a bit worried about what the trails would be like at the higher elevations. My Darwin Falls group was in good humor despite the weather, and a few of them were actually excited by the snow \u2014 the folks from Southern California don\u2019t get to see it that often. We set off on the planned itinerary and I drove slowly on the paved mountain road over the pass while big slushy wet flakes were falling steadily. We stopped in the Panamint Valley for a few photos of the \u201cdesert\u201d terrain and continued on to Father Crowley Point for the overlook photos. I also made an \u201cunplanned\u201d stop by the \u201cDeath Valley National Park\u201d sign, so that we could take a group shot with the snow and the sign to prove to people that we had been \u201csnow wheeling\u201d in Death Valley. By the time we got to Darwin the snow was no longer falling and once we were on the desert trail there were no longer even any traces of it on the ground. What we did see a lot of was \u201cburro poop\u201d and one of the participants was a young girl riding along with her Dad, and she really wanted to see the burros \u2014 though they all seemed to be hiding today. The temperature warmed up enough so that by the time we stopped for lunch at the China Garden it was comfortable to be outside (with our coats and hats etc). We found the Koi pond, which made up a little bit for the lack of burros, and my youngest guest was happy by the time we finished up the route to the Falls. The group went for a short hike to see the Falls and then we headed back to Stovepipe wells and went on our separate ways. I hung out with some of the other guides and volunteers for a while and enjoyed the BBQ provided by our friends from the Rubicon Trail, but left when the wind started gusting with heavy rains\u2026<\/p>\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cbp-caption-defaultWrap\"><img src=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0312-DVE-Day3_DarwinFalls_groupwithsnowandsign_IMG_5263_1200w.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cbp-caption-activeWrap\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-alignCenter\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-body\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-title\">Day 45: CA - Death Valley<\/div><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-desc\">Guiding Death Valley Experience - Darwin Falls...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item logo\"><a href=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0313-DVE-Day4_BarkerRanch-obstacle_grouplineCUatranchentry2_IMG_5370_1200w.jpg\" class=\"cbp-caption cbp-lightbox\" data-title=\"<p><strong>DAY 46:<\/strong> Led a small group of experienced wheelers on the Barker Ranch run today. This is the longest route of the event and we started at 8am. I knew I had to keep up the pace on this one if I wanted to get us back at a reasonable hour, and we moved swiftly over the heavily washboarded first sections of the trail, and through Butte Valley to Mengel Pass. However at the main obstacle one of the trucks had trouble (it was actually the driver\u2019s tow rig, but his Jeep had a mechanical issue, so he had taken the F-150 for the trail). The truck had a long wheel base and low hanging sidesteps and we ended up having to stack rocks to get it over. My group did a fantastic job, pitching in and making a real \u201cteam effort\u201d on the rock stacking, and we reached the old Manson compound only a little later than scheduled. The return route was slower going because of a group of motos ahead of us that included an inexprienced rider who was fatigued and kept dropping his bike. We helped as we could and followed them until they were safely past the main obstacle (they were planning to camp nearby). I tried to pick up speed as we continued our return route, but the added delay meant we didn\u2019t exit the trail before dark. Still, there is a \u201cbright side\u201d to everything, and in this case it meant that we got to see a lot of the burros grazing in the hills around dusk. We were the last team back to the staging area, but the Cal4WD crew had saved us some BBQ and the weather was dry and the wind was calm. They had made a huge bonfire and someone took out a guitar and someone else had a ukulele and we had a fun evening of music under the stars \u2026<\/p>\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cbp-caption-defaultWrap\"><img src=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0313-DVE-Day4_BarkerRanch-obstacle_grouplineCUatranchentry2_IMG_5370_1200w.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cbp-caption-activeWrap\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-alignCenter\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-body\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-title\">Day 46: CA - Death Valley<\/div><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-desc\">Guiding Death Valley Experience - Barker Ranch...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item logo\"><a href=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0314-DVE-Day5_FreeDay-EurekaDunesdrive_CrankshaftJnct-Jeeponroadwithsign_IMG_5551_1200w.jpg\" class=\"cbp-caption cbp-lightbox\" data-title=\"<p><strong>DAY 47:<\/strong> The sky was unsettled this morning and it was overcast, but not raining. The DVE event wrapped up today with a free day for exploring so I decided to head out to the Eureka Dunes and check out an area of the park I had never visited before. I had high hopes for the dunes and the remoteness of the area. In general the whole park is quite crowded with tourists right now and everyone tends to go to the same ten spots \u2014 so the Mesquite Sand Dunes near Stovepipe Wells, which are easily accessible, are so jam packed with people it looks more like a beach than a desert. The trail to the Eureka dunes goes well out of the way to the north, then turns west at Crankshaft Junction, and I only encountered one other vehicle at the site of the Crater Sulfur Mine when I stopped to explore there. Finishing the route on the very washboarded road south to the dunes I began to run into more traffic, and was a bit disappointed to find a small crowd at the Eureka Dunes Dry Camp area. I had lunch and made a few photos of the dunes, but the light was not good and the overcast skies made everything look flat. I decided that a real exploration of the Eureka Dunes would have to wait until another time, and headed back to camp \u2026<\/p>\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cbp-caption-defaultWrap\"><img src=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0314-DVE-Day5_FreeDay-EurekaDunesdrive_CrankshaftJnct-Jeeponroadwithsign_IMG_5551_1200w.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cbp-caption-activeWrap\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-alignCenter\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-body\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-title\">Day 47: CA - Death Valley<\/div><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-desc\">Guiding Death Valley Experience - Free Day...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item logo\"><a href=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0308-NV-DeathValley_Rhyolite-sunsetbehind3ghoststatues_IMG_4735_1200w.jpg\" class=\"cbp-caption cbp-lightbox\" data-title=\"<p><strong>DAY 48:<\/strong> Met up with some friends today to do the navigation simulation I had been working on last week. We were practicing our Rebelle Rally skills, so set off to do the route using only the paper maps and compass (though we had multiple GPS units and the InReach with us for safety). I had chosen to run the scenario in the area of Echo Canyon and the Amargosa Valley beyond, taking advantage of the confusing section around Lee\u2019s camp to make it a little more difficult \u2014 I was trying to create the the kind of conditions that require extremely precise triangulation to identify unmarked checkpoints. We had a fun day out and got some of our CPs right on while falling outside the \u201cpoints circle\u201d on some of the others. We exited on HWY 95 and looped around to Beatty with a short stop at Rhyolite to check out the ghost sculptures just as the sun was setting \u2026<\/p>\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cbp-caption-defaultWrap\"><img src=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0308-NV-DeathValley_Rhyolite-sunsetbehind3ghoststatues_IMG_4735_1200w.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cbp-caption-activeWrap\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-alignCenter\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-body\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-title\">Day 48: CA - Death Valley<\/div><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-desc\">Time out for some navigation practice...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item logo\"><a href=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0315-DeathValley_JMFselfiesunflare2_IMG_5612_1200w.jpg\" class=\"cbp-caption cbp-lightbox\" data-title=\"<p><strong>DAY 49:<\/strong> It\u2019s my last day in Death Valley for this journey and I am also wrapping up my time in California. I spent most of the day re-organizing my Jeep and remaining supplies and getting ready to head to the \u201ccivilization\u201d of Las Vegas tomorrow. I am feeling a little bit sad about leaving, though I still have much to look forward to in the weeks ahead. It\u2019s like I somehow made some kind of personal \u201cprogress\u201d while I\u2019ve been out here. All the harsh weather really put my adaptability skills to the test, and this last week it seems like the desert has thrown the whole gamut of weather events at us\u2014rain, snow, wind and cold temperatures\u2014all right in the middle of our DVE event. Yet I feel a sense of pride at having \u201csurvived\u201d it all. I passed the desert\u2019s first test and am ready for whatever Mother Nature has in store for me going forward\u2026 <\/p>\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cbp-caption-defaultWrap\"><img src=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0315-DeathValley_JMFselfiesunflare2_IMG_5612_1200w.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cbp-caption-activeWrap\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-alignCenter\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-body\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-title\">Day 49: CA - Death Valley<\/div><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-desc\">Getting ready to leave California...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item logo\"><a href=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0315-DeathValley_MesquiteFlatsDunes_footprintedsandmountainsbehind_IMG_5632_1200w.jpg\" class=\"cbp-caption cbp-lightbox\" data-title=\"<p><strong>DAY 50:<\/strong> Left Death Valley this morning after a brief stop at Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes. I couldn\u2019t help but stop at the dunes at least once. I went very early in the morning, just after sunrise, and got there before the crowds. It was strange to look out over the dunes and see them covered in a collage of footprints. They looked \u201cravaged.\u201d But still they were beautiful and I just spent a little while walking alone there, adding my footprints to the rest, and taking my leave of this special desert place. I exited the park the \u201clong\u201d way taking Badwater Road down to Shoshone in hopes that I might see another coyote. But the wind was gusting really hard and there were even \u201cdust squalls\u201d so hard I could hear the grains of sand hitting my windshield \u2014 tiny particles of gravel actually pocked the glass as I drove. Needless to say, there were no coyotes out in these conditions. I stopped for lunch when I got to Shoshone, then finished the rest of the route back to civilization in Las Vegas \u2026<\/p>\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cbp-caption-defaultWrap\"><img src=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0315-DeathValley_MesquiteFlatsDunes_footprintedsandmountainsbehind_IMG_5632_1200w.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cbp-caption-activeWrap\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-alignCenter\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-body\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-title\">Day 50: CA to NV<\/div><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-desc\">Goodbye to Death Valley...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cbp-item logo\"><a href=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0216-NV-LasVegas_ParisCasinointeriorslots_IMG_0099_1200w.jpg\" class=\"cbp-caption cbp-lightbox\" data-title=\"<p><strong>DAY 51:<\/strong> Las Vegas seems even more surreal after so much time in the desert. It is almost like an \u201calternate reality\u201d.  While today has been mostly about resupplying and getting some routine maintenance done on the Jeep, I did go down to \u201cthe Strip\u201d in the afternoon for a walk. All the disney-esque casino facades combined with the lights and sounds suddenly made me think of it as just another weird interactive art installation planted in the middle of the desert\u2026<\/p>\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cbp-caption-defaultWrap\"><img src=\"\/\/www.usnomadstudio.com\/theroadbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SW-roadtrip_Jan-Mar2021_0216-NV-LasVegas_ParisCasinointeriorslots_IMG_0099_1200w.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cbp-caption-activeWrap\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-alignCenter\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-body\"><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-title\">Day 51: NV - Las Vegas<\/div><div class=\"cbp-l-caption-desc\">A pause in Sin City to resupply and reflect...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">this.initCubePortfolio =  this.initCubePortfolio || []; this.initCubePortfolio.push({id: 95, options: {\"filters\":\"\",\"loadMore\":\"\",\"loadMoreAction\":\"click\",\"search\":\"\",\"layoutMode\":\"grid\",\"sortToPreventGaps\":true,\"drag\":true,\"auto\":false,\"autoTimeout\":5000,\"autoPauseOnHover\":true,\"showNavigation\":true,\"showPagination\":true,\"rewindNav\":true,\"scrollByPage\":false,\"defaultFilter\":\"*\",\"filterDeeplinking\":false,\"animationType\":\"scaleSides\",\"gridAdjustment\":\"responsive\",\"mediaQueries\":[{\"width\":1400,\"cols\":43},{\"width\":1170,\"cols\":3},{\"width\":1024,\"cols\":3},{\"width\":960,\"cols\":3},{\"width\":778,\"cols\":3},{\"width\":640,\"cols\":2},{\"width\":480,\"cols\":1}],\"gapHorizontal\":20,\"gapVertical\":20,\"caption\":\"overlayBottomAlong\",\"displayType\":\"bottomToTop\",\"displayTypeSpeed\":200,\"lightboxDelegate\":\".cbp-lightbox\",\"lightboxGallery\":true,\"lightboxTitleSrc\":\"data-title\",\"lightboxCounter\":\"<div class=\\\"cbp-popup-lightbox-counter\\\">{{current}} of {{total}}<\/div>\",\"singlePageDelegate\":\".cbp-singlePage\",\"singlePageDeeplinking\":true,\"singlePageStickyNavigation\":true,\"singlePageCounter\":\"<div class=\\\"cbp-popup-singlePage-counter\\\">{{current}} of {{total}}<\/div>\",\"singlePageAnimation\":\"middle\",\"singlePageInlineDelegate\":\".cbp-singlePageInline\",\"singlePageInlineDeeplinking\":false,\"singlePageInlinePosition\":\"top\",\"singlePageInlineInFocus\":true,\"plugins\":{},\"cols\":3,\"coverRatio\":\"4:3\"}});<\/script>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1610299121889{margin-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">ROUTE<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gmaps link=&#8221;#E-8_JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSUyRm1hcHMlMkZkJTJGZW1iZWQlM0ZtaWQlM0QxSk85NHB5RVJHWEtlRDdLelh5aFBORVRpOEw4ZmR2dHMlMjIlMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjY0MCUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjQ4MCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1610224958479{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Note this map provides an overview of the fifth segment of the journey&#8211;covering the trail routes and locations around Death Valley, and the return to Las Vegas. The route on this map shows the overall direction of travel and key &#8220;stops&#8221; but does not include any detailed GPX tracks for backcountry trails, etc&#8230;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1610299121889{margin-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">KEY LOCATIONS: Desert Waypoints<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1610296030586{margin-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Death Valley&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1623782638040-55e0442a-2b2b&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13172&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624473471233{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/deva\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Death Valley National Park<\/span><\/a> is the largest national park outside of Alaska. Near the border of California and Nevada, in the Great Basin, east of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Death Valley is the principal feature of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve. This desert valley is one of the hottest places in the world. It is a landscape of extremes. With over 3 million acres of federally designated Wilderness it is possible to walk along majestic sand dunes, navigate twisted slot canyons, climb rocky peaks and stroll along salt flats. The variety of terrains offer everything from easy to very challenging adventures. The Grapevine Mountains and the Owlshead Mountains form its northern and southern boundaries, respectively, and the valley sits between the Amargosa Range on the east and the Panamint Range on the west. Badwater Basin, at 282 feet below sea level, is the point of the lowest elevation in North America.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Beatty&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1624473421839-c385d703-9ee0&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13528&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624475136763{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beattynv.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Beatty<\/span><\/a> is a town along U.S. Route 95 between Tonopah to the north and Las Vegas to the south. It is a &#8220;gateway&#8221; to Death Valley National Park, which sits about 8 miles to the west. The town was eEstablished in 1905 and named after Montillus (Montillion) Murray &#8220;Old Man&#8221; Beatty, who settled on a ranch in the Oasis Valley in 1896 and became Beatty&#8217;s first postmaster. With the arrival of the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad in 1905, the town became a railway center for the Bullfrog Mining District, including mining towns such as nearby Rhyolite. Starting in the 1940s, Nellis Air Force Base and other federal installations contributed to the town&#8217;s economy as did tourism related to Death Valley National Park and the rise of Las Vegas as an entertainment center. Today most Beatty businesses cater to tourist travel. The town has a quirky vibe is also known for the wild burros that roam the streets. Beatty has long embraced its resident donkeys, which serve as living symbols of the community\u2019s roots as an early 20th-century mining camp. The town used to hold annual \u201cburros races,\u201d in which competitors would lead the uncooperative animals to make-shift campsites and cook them flapjacks.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Rhyolite&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1624473424023-b0b58dba-e2e7&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13529&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624475718423{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/deva\/learn\/historyculture\/rhyolite-ghost-town.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Rhyolite<\/span><\/a> is a ghost town in the Bullfrog Hills, near the eastern boundary of Death Valley National Park. The town began in early 1905 as one of several mining camps that sprang up after a prospecting discovery in the surrounding hills. During an ensuing gold rush, thousands of gold-seekers, developers, miners and service providers flocked to the Bullfrog Mining District. Many settled in Rhyolite, which lay in a sheltered desert basin near the region&#8217;s biggest producer, the Montgomery Shoshone Mine. By 1907, Rhyolite had electric lights, water mains, telephones, newspapers, a hospital, a school, an opera house, and a stock exchange. Published estimates of the town&#8217;s peak population vary widely, but scholarly sources generally place it in a range between 3,500 and 5,000 in 1907\u201308. Rhyolite declined almost as rapidly as it rose. After the richest ore was exhausted, production fell. By the end of 1910, the mine was operating at a loss, and it closed in 1911. By this time, many out-of-work miners had moved elsewhere, and Rhyolite&#8217;s population dropped well below 1,000. By 1920, it was close to zero. After 1920, Rhyolite and its ruins became a tourist attraction and a setting for motion pictures. The ghost town is on property overseen by the Bureau of Land Management.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Goldwell Open Air Museum&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1624475744791-f4ba8c55-5390&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13530&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624476081455{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]The <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldwellmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goldwell Open Air Museum<\/a><\/span> is located just south of the ghosttown of Rhyolite. The &#8220;museum&#8221; created by a group of prominent Belgian artists, led by the late Albert Szukalski, consists of a set of outdoor sculptures that are colossal not only in their scale but in their placement within the vast upper Mojave desert. Known for many years in Europe as the sculptor of \u201cghosts\u201d &amp; a \u201csituation maker&#8221;, Albert Szukalski came to the Nevada desert in 1984 to create what is perhaps the most unique piece of his career. Originally designed to endure a mere two years, \u201cThe Last Supper\u201d sculpture has not only stood the test of time, but has lived on to become the \u201cgenesis\u201d piece of the Goldwell Open Air Museum. Albert was attracted to the Mojave Desert for many reasons, not the least of which was the Mojave\u2019s resemblance to the deserts of the Middle East. To construct a modern day representation of Christ\u2019s Last Supper, especially so close to Death Valley (where he originally wanted it sited), is eerily appropriate. Working essentially from Leonardo Da Vinci\u2019s fresco of the Last Supper within the desert environment, Szukalski succeeded in blending the two disparate elements into a unified whole. Maintaining the staging of the figures in Leonardo\u2019s work and placing it in the American Southwest allowed the artist to meld Western Artistic tradition with the vast landscape of the New World. Albert Szukalski followed up \u201cThe Last Supper\u201d with two other pieces at the site, \u201cGhost Rider\u201d in 1984 and \u201cDesert Flower\u201d in 1989. \u201cDesert Flower\u201d was destroyed in a windstorm in 2007.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1610299121889{margin-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">KEY LOCATIONS: Death Valley Sites<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Echo Canyon&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1624474064873-6de77353-84e2&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13471&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624473828065{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dangerousroads.org\/north-america\/usa\/6586-echo-canyon-road.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Echo Canyon<\/span><\/a> is a jeep trail that starts 2 miles east of Furnace Creek Inn on Hwy 190. From the pavement the road runs northeast along the base of a low hill, then continues across the broad, open bajada towards the mouth of Echo Canyon in the distance. Dispersed camping is allowed after the first two miles, but campfires are not permitted. The trail is generally easy, but it gets more rocky 3 miles from the highway. The Needle\u2019s Eye, a natural arch, is located within the canyon narrows. The arch looks like a hole in a thin fin of rock that juts out into the canyon forming a tight gooseneck turn. The trail curves east and continues up a broad valley with scattered mines and prospects on both sides. The main trail leads to the Inyo Mine. At the mine site there are the remains of several buildings, mine tailings and additional structures. The trail is typically run as an \u201cout-and-back\u201d route from the highway to the Inyo Mine. To do the trail all the way through to the Nevada side requires a short wheelbase 4&#215;4 and an experienced driver due to the \u201cwaterfall\u201d rock obstacle. That route takes a side road that climbs over a small saddle leading to Lee\u2019s Camp and the Amargosa Valley.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Father Crowley Point&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1624474065020-64de96ce-9ae5&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13503&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624473618559{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/father-crowley-vista-point-rainbow-canyon.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Father Crowley Point<\/a><\/span>, located near the western park boundary, was a favorite stopping place for travelers, long before the creation of Death Valley National Park. One of those travelers was Father John J. Crowley, a catholic priest responsible for ministering to the people of Inyo County Parish in the 1930s.The Desert Padre, as he was known, would often stop here to admire the views on his way to or from visiting parishioners in Death Valley, and his home in Lone Pine, CA. The overview at the vista point named for the padre offers a stunning view into Rainbow Canyon, a colorfully striped canyon created by ancient volcanic activity. A short \u00bc mile walk or drive on an unpaved road leads to an overlook down across the whole Panamint Valley. In recent years, Rainbow Canyon has been nicknamed \u201cStar Wars Canyon\u201d by visitors who came to observe the military test flights which occur in the vicinity. Star Wars Canyon is part of the R-2508 Complex, which has been used by the military since the 1930s. The test flights were temporarily suspended in 2019 after a fatal accident involving the crash of a F\/A-18 Super Hornet.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Darwin&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1624474065174-2e01cbce-9da6&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13521&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624473513849{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darwinupdate.com\/history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darwin<\/a><\/span>, a semi-ghosttown on the western outskirts of Death Valley, was once the largest city in the county. The settlement got its start in early 1860 when a prospecting expedition led by Dr. E. Darwin French set out from Visalia, California in search of the Lost Gunsight Mine. Exploring the rocky, dry landscape southeast of Owens Lake, French\u2019s party never found the Lost Gunsight Mine, but they did discover rich silver outcrops and staked a number of claims. The settlement of Darwin was soon established and quickly developed into the main commercial center in the area. By the end of 1875, Darwin boasted two smelters, some 20 operating mines, a post office, graded streets, a drug store, hotel, three restaurants, a few saloons, a newspaper, 200 frame houses, and more than 700 residents. Because of its isolation, and distance from the county seat of Independence, gunplay, assaults, and stage robberies were common. Still, the town continued to grow, peaking at a population of about 3,500 in 1877. However, the following year a smallpox epidemic swept the community and a national economic slowdown hit Darwin hard. During the early 1900s, demand for copper reinvigorated the mining industry and by June 1919 the Darwin District, was again going strong. The mines remained in operation until the 1970s. Today, Darwin\u2019s population is estimated at just about 50 people. On the hillside of Mt. Ophir, about \u00bd northwest of \u201cdowntown,\u201d can still be seen the remains of the company camp, including decaying rows of company houses as well as Quonset huts and mill buildings. The mine is privately owned and not currently in operation. \u201cNo Trespassing\u201d signs posted along the mine\u2019s perimeter advise curious passerbys to stay off the property.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Mengel Pass&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1624474065329-9112b0f0-12a8&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13465&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624473727404{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailsoffroad.com\/trails\/935-mengel-pass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Mengel Pass<\/span><\/a> is a mountain pass at an elevation of 1.314m above sea level located in the Death Valley National Park. The pass links Panamint Valley on the west end of Death Valley with Butte Valley on the east side. It is part of a favorite Jeep trail in Death Valley that leads to the Barker Ranch site where Charles Manson was captured by police. The pass is named after Carl Mengel, a historic prospector from the early 20th century. At the summit is a memorial monument of stacked rocks. Mengel settled in the area of Butte Valley and bought a mine claim in Goler Wash in 1912. He is said to have lost a leg in a mining accident but continued mining and living in the area for the rest of his days. Mengel died in 1944 and his ashes and prosthetic leg are said to be buried beneath the stone cairn. The road to the summit is a long, but scenic trail, and is generally easy driving, though there are heavily washboarded sections and some spots may be steep and rutted. The only really challenging part is on the pass itself which has some deep ruts and steep rock steps in a narrow tight spot.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Barker Ranch&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1624474065484-741ef41d-05c8&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13467&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624473775200{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/barker-ranch-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Barker Ranch<\/span><\/a>, located inside Death Valley National Park, is infamous due to its association with Charles Manson and his &#8220;family&#8221;. It is accessible only by primitive and rugged roads. Bluch and Helen Thomason began construction of Barker Ranch around 1940. It was originally used as a storage and shop facility to support their mining activity in the area. The Barker family bought the property in 1956, and expanded the cabin into a larger house. In 1968, Charles Manson learned about the Barker Ranch and relocated his \u201cfamily\u201d there. Once the Mansons moved in, the ranch became one of the locations from which they planned a series of murders in an attempt to start an apocalyptic race-war, his \u201cHelter Skelter.\u201d But as Manson orchestrated the killings of nine people, his followers also conducted raids in Death Valley stealing dune buggies and vandalizing National Park property. It was these relatively petty crimes, not the murders, that led to the Manson family\u2019s arrest. In 1969, a joint force of National Park rangers, California Highway Patrol and Inyo County Sheriff\u2019s officers burst into Barker Ranch and dragged a crazed Swastika-tattooed man out from under a bathroom vanity. At the time they thought they were nabbing a group of local troublemakers, they were completely unaware that they had a mass-murder suspect and his followers. In 1976, the ranch became part of the California Desert Conservation Area. 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