Just returned from a 7-day trip to Death Valley. We barely brushed the surface of this huge area. On to the pics...

Caravanning down US 395:


the group:




cool mining remnants:


interesting trails:






interesting features:




mud in the driest place in CA!


Little bit of all kinds of terrain; including some desert pre-running/drifting:
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mudflats:
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and visited the lowest place in the continental US:
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More pics later...

Nice selection of pics! Looks like fun.
Mark

Immortal words of Homer J. Simpson: 'Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Mud............'

Also, looks like my 'Pet Rock' is slowly finding it's way home! Glad to see he's ok! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for the pictures! They remind me so much of Phoenix, AZ. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

John

Except for the mud...that does look like home!

Sigh I wish there were places like that here on Long island. How is the 5 speed 4runner working out for you ? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

sweet pics. I'm jealous. That's one place I've never been. I have an uncle who works for the Feds out there recording historical sites, but haven't had a chance to go out there with him.

Someday...

Thanks for sharing! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Excellent photographs Ken. You are making me homesick, it looks like it was a great trip.

Awesome pics! What kind of camera do you have?

Nice pics! I've only been there once and it was late last July, my A/C wasn't really working(scared to use it too), truck compleately full of tools and camping equipment, and a thirteen year old nephew riding shotgun.

Needless to say we weren't making any side trips when it was 130 out so this was as low as we got.

Those of you that said it looks somewhat like Arizona; I agree. The lack of dense vegetation makes the wheeling a little more fun for me. I hate driving through thick manzanita, brush, etc.



Love it. Compared to my Xtra Cab pickup, the shorter wheelbase and tighter turning radius made it much easier to negociate the tight trails. I noticed the softer coil suspension soaked up the terrain a little better and the whole truck would lean less on the larger obstacles. There were places I was expecting to need the rear locker, but somehow it made it through without. I think it's a combination of things--softer spring rates, a little more travel and the front and rear spring rates balance the suspension a little more than the old soft IFS/firm leaf spring setup of my last truck. In short, the truck is a pleasure to drive offroad. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />



Brian, I am going to join you on one of your PacNW trips in the very near future, if I can!



Invite me out to Hawaii for a week and I'll share the rest of the 863 photographs I took.



Camera is just a 4MP Olympus C-765. In some of the photos, particularly the last two, I used a Raynox DCR-6600 Pro wideangle lens on an adapter. It's kind of a qwirky setup but works fantastic.



Kona--130-deg! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> I think you should join us in March of 2007 for an 80-85 degree experience!