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Death Valley 1/29/09

Post by traveltoad » Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:58 am

I just got back from a couple days in DV. We stay at the springs both nights and did one loop each day. Golar Wash on Friday (~200mi) and Steel Pass/Lippincott on Sat (~145mi)

Just a couple teaser photos for now...

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Re: Death Valley 1/29/09

Post by gon2srf » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:03 am

Great pics, what a blast. How cold was it at night and do you really fit in that tent? :lol:
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Re: Death Valley 1/29/09

Post by traveltoad » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:39 am

gon2srf wrote:Great pics, what a blast. How cold was it at night and do you really fit in that tent? :lol:
Temps were quite mild... mid-30s at night and 70's day. The sun was very warm but the air stayed cool.

The tent is actually not as small as it looks. Well, maybe it is... but it packs small and is relatively light.
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Re: Death Valley 1/29/09

Post by cruiserlarry » Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:05 pm

Heck, I could barely fit my appetite in that tent !!! :o :lol: :mrgreen:

Great pics, traveltoad. I'm looking forward to getting out to Death Valley sometime between now and March.... :)
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Re: Death Valley 1/29/09

Post by traveltoad » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:54 am

A few more...

The group enroute:

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A couple of me going up Golar Wash (photos courtesy of Jean-Luc):

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Re: Death Valley 1/29/09

Post by big dave » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:48 pm

Nice trip. Is Goler Wash level road now? I know there were some investigations going on up there in the past year.
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Re: Death Valley 1/29/09

Post by traveltoad » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:54 pm

big dave wrote:Nice trip. Is Goler Wash level road now? I know there were some investigations going on up there in the past year.
No not level... but not at all as tough as it used to be.
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Re: Death Valley 1/29/09

Post by unwiredadventures » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:11 pm

Looks like a fun trip.

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Re: Death Valley 1/29/09

Post by traveltoad » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:29 am

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