Death Valley

Around Furnace Creek campground

A few days in the quietness of Death Valley. So close to here.
No connection, no mouse click, no nothing, but breathtaking landscapes.
Very much needed sometimes.

Very few people. Silence.
A few coyotes. A beautiful tarantula. A sleepy rattlesnake.

Remains of harsh existences of the miners scattered through the valley. Modest camps. How did they spend their lives there? There are not many services today, but there was nothing at all at the time. Fascinating Aguereberry, who came from France and lived in Death Valley for 40 years until he died in 1954. He worked his claim mostly by himself.
"Remarkable persistence, not financial success, made him one of the most famous prospectors in the Panamint Ridge" (on a sign at the entrance of his camp).




Red Pass - Titus Canyon
(one way road from Daylight Pass Road to Scotty's Castle Road)








Petroglyphs in Titus canyon


River bed - Leadfield (ghost Town)


In Titus canyon


In Titus canyon


The Devil's golf course (Badwater Basin),
282 feet (86m) below sea level


On our way to Zabriskie Point, from Golden Canyon


From Zabriskie point, early in the morning


Charcoal Kilns (Wildrose Canyon Road)




Cashier Mill, next to Eureka Mine (Aguereberry's),
Providence Ridge, on the road to Aguereberry Point


Harrisburg Flat, Next to Aguereberry Camp and Eureka Mine


Aguereberry Camp




Mesquite Flat sand dunes (next to Stovepipe Wells)