Spring Ride to Death Valley
Dan's slide show
Carl Tyler's pictures
Marc Hyman
I left San Mateo around 6:30 in the rain. About 10 hours later I was in Stovepipe Wells. I was dry due to good gear as it was wet for the vast majority of the 450 miles or so of the trip. The weather in the valley was fine, though... a good thing as I was camping. Since the campsite at Stovepipe Wells closed Apr 15th I had to go to Furnace Creek. I'm not complaining. The walk-in campsites at Furnace Creek are great.
Saturday I went to sites that I'd not otherwise been to in the Valley including Mustard Canyon, Salt Creek, and the Keane Wonder Mine. After lunch with the group it was off to Badwater with George and Sachi, then to Stovepipe Wells for some SMBC socializing before heading back to the campsite at Furnace Creek.
