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  • Emigrant Pass, Death Valley National Park

    26. Emigrant Pass

    Arriving at Death Valley by "Emigrant pass" was certainly more impressive for the first immigrants that arrived there. Now, an excellent paved road offers a comfortable access and though the mountains...   more
  • Happy Canyon, Death Valley National Park

    27. Happy Canyon

    So much is on the east, north and south sides of DV. What about the westside? Well there are canyons and ghost towns there as well. Happy Canyon is near the ghost town of Ballarat. Maybe a 3 mile hike...   more
  • Wildrose Trail, Death Valley National Park

    28. Wildrose Trail

    Near Wildrose Peak, in the Panamint Range, are the Wildrose Charcoal Kilns. Built in 1877 to process the local juniper and pinon pines into charcoal for a mine about 20 miles away, they rather...   more
  • Salt Flat, Death Valley National Park

    29. Salt Flat

    It appears the valley is still rich with borates minerals, which in turn the boron comes from. Borates are minerals containing boron, fifth element on Periodic Table, trace amounts exist in rock,...   more
  • Aguereberry Point, Death Valley National Park

    30. Aguereberry Point

    For years did a guy live and work all by himself in the heart of the desert, looking for gold. He made about 175.000 dollars..during his whole life. Not very impressive perhaps, but the mines are...   more
  • Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park

    31. Panamint Valley

    Part of Death Valley National Park, Panamint Valley lies west of Death Valley and features a perfectly straight road down one side of the mountains for about 6 miles, across the dunes of the valley...   more
  • Borax Museum, Death Valley National Park

    32. Borax Museum

    This building is the oldest in Death Valley. Originally it was an office, a bunk house and the ore-checking station for the Borax miners. It has been moved from Twenty Mule Team Canyon to Furnace...   more
  • Racetrack Valley Road, Death Valley National Park

    33. Racetrack Valley Road

    Teakettle Junction (elevation 4,150 feet). The sign marking the junction is decorated with several old teakettles, cups, an electrical outlet and coffee pots. An iced tea sure would have hit the spot...   more
  • Darwin Falls, Death Valley National Park

    34. Darwin Falls

    Perhaps one of the coolest sights in the park, but it is not easy to find! First, you have to watch for a turnoff just west of Panamint. There's no sign, just a road that wraps around the mountain....   more
  • Wildrose Canyon, Death Valley National Park

    35. Wildrose Canyon

    Wildrose Canyon is located off Hwy 178 just past Stovepipe Wells. It is a beautiful drive along a winding and narriow road through the canyon which leads to Mahogany Flat, the Wildrose Charcoal Kilns...   more
  • Father Crowley Point, Death Valley National Park

    36. Father Crowley Point

    If you drive all the way to the western side of the park, past Panamint Springs, you can climb to a mountainside turnout and see a small monument and walk to this overlook. In all honesty, it's not so...   more
  • Eurika Valley, Death Valley National Park

    37. Eurika Valley

    Eurika valley is lower in elevation than Immigrant Pass and thus some vegetation comes back. That cannot bare the name of meadow, there are scattered bushes which apparently are enough for cows to...   more
  • Mesquite Junction, Death Valley National Park

    38. Mesquite Junction

    Mesquite Junction is higher in elevation, the soil is less salty and plants succeed in growing, though the environment remains very hostile and few are the species that can handle it ! They are called...   more
  • Gower Gulch, Death Valley National Park

    39. Gower Gulch

    The name isn't exactly inspiring, but if you do only one hike while in Death Valley, make it this one. The views are unbelievable. The golden slanting rock walls intersperced with various shades of...   more
  • Death Valley National Park, Death Valley National Park

    40. Death Valley National Park

    Death Valley has a lot of superlatives associated with it: Hottest; driest; lowest. It is the hottest place in North America because of its low elevation and the surrounding mountains recirculate the...   more
  • Ghost Town, Death Valley National Park

    41. Ghost Town

    Rhyolite is one of the largest ghost towns in America, but gets overlooked as it is on the Nevada side of the state line, barely within the limits of Death Valley National Park. There are few...   more
  • Salt Pinnacles, Death Valley National Park

    42. Salt Pinnacles

    Here you can see what the Salt Pinnacles at Badwater look like. They are formed when salt in solution rises from the water table. On reaching the surface, the water evaporates and the salt, which is...   more
  • Charcoal Kilns, Death Valley National Park

    43. Charcoal Kilns

    The kilns were designed by Swiss engineers and constructed by Chinese laborers. It was closed after only 3 years of production. Due to their brief life and remote location, these kilns may be the...   more
  • Ashford Mill Ruins, Death Valley National Park

    44. Ashford Mill Ruins

  • Salt Plains, Death Valley National Park

    45. Salt Plains

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