11/13/2013

October 31, 2013 Travel to Death Valley

We meet Bruce, Sue, John and Geri at the local casino parking lot after we all filled with gas, hooked up our tow vehicles and away we went to Death Valley National Park.

From the valley floor (~ 3000’ in elevation):

10-31-13 A Travel Pahrump - Death Valley (6)

Through the mountains - cool looking house on the side of the hill:

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Into another valley and into California:

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Making our way through the mountains again - love the colors of the rocks:

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And heading down into Death Valley National Park:

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The valley in the distance:

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Sea Level - the campground is even lower:

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We made our way to Sunset Campground at Furnace Creek and set up.  Our rigs (L-R), John/Geri, Andy/me; Bruce/Sue, Ron/Pat:

10-31-13 C Sunset CG Funace Creek Area Death Valley (16)

Our next stop was the Furnace Creek Visitor Center to check out the upcoming activities, museum, and book store.  At 4 PM, we all met for Happy Hour including Ron and Pat (also Escapees).  Happy Hour lasted until the sun set and the sky lit up with stars, oh my!  What a beautiful sight to see!

We will be here for around 10-11 days so stay tuned and enjoy today.

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 66 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Nevada: Oakridge Avenue; Manse Road; Homestead Road; SR-160; Bell Vista Avenue; Ash Meadows Road;

California: Ash Meadows Road; SR-127; SR-190

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