Death Valley National Park (pics)
 

On our drive back from Internext we decided to take a slight detour through Death Valley. If you have never been, I highly recommend it. The place is so surreal that you might feel that you have stepped onto another planet. In fact, Death Valley has been used in several movies and television shows because of its diverse landscapes.

You can see all the pictures at http://www.gotbaddog.com/death-valley-national-park/

Here are a few teasers.


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Have you ever passed through Trona?

ncie pics :)

Did you pass through PAHRUMP and get some fireworks?
http://www.fireworks.com/locations/nevada.asp

Judging by its location on the map, I suspect we may have Thursday evening . . . but it was not a planned destination. I have never heard of the place, but it looks like somewhere I will have to check out more closely.

Well, I did not pick up any fireworks this time around due in part to my ample personal stash plus with the luggage of two of us I really did not have room to restock.

However, one of the few Christmas cards I received this year was from Phantom.

looks like a huge place

Yes it is. Thanks to the US Navy for making GPS available to the general public, otherwise this would have been a very different adventure.

great pics

Well...your nose would let you know if you did as the town and area smells of rotten eggs because of the two large industries they have there. Really nothing to check out...just a small town...but it is sometimes called the gateway to Death Valley. I have been through Trona and spent a few days doing Death Valley.

We entered from the east. Where we exited from is anybodies guess as it was dark and we were not using a map. I started running low on gas and needed to find a town fast. I pulled the GPS back and was pretty surprised to discover that I was in a completely different part of the state than I thought.

I thought I was looking for one highway and it turned out that was never going to happen.

BTW...if I remember correctly Trona received some attention from the media...sometime in the sixties...as the Hell's Angels invaded the place and raised a little hell.

Not a good place to get lost in...At least it's not summer... I always have my GPS with me.. Great Pictures... :thumbsup

Cool pics.

Death Valley = Best Location Name EVER! :D hehe

We live by the motto of, "every adventure includes a u-turn."

What a place nice pics thanks

been there ,done that.

Amazing place definitely!

great pics. that place really does look like another planet

Great pics :thumbsup

I like this photo.

I kind of like these too.


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We hiked for a few hours at Zabriski Point last year. Amazing place. Great place to ride a bike, I am guessing.

very nice landscapes :thumbsup

photos are cool but they look a little "washed up", if you want send me the raw pics by mail and I'll "live'em up" and then you can watermark them later (or send me the watermark as well)

Good pics, thanks for sharing.

nice pics

awesome pics. happy new year to you baddog

man, those pics are sick! :pimp

I have another motto... sometimes you find something magical on a dead end road.

I discovered an old wooden bridge that had been underwater since the 60s at the end of an obscure rural lane. (The other side isn't even a public road any more, it's private land). Recent drought has caused the huge man made lake to revert to its original small river. Didn't go up that road for any particular reason, just felt like making a random turn... glad I did. :thumbsup

great pictures baddog :) !

BadDog.. next time you guys go south of the border head out to Ensenada and towards Laguna Hanson.. Some great photos ops similar to those

nice pics dude :thumbsup

nice pics doode!

And remember this guy comes from there too. :winkwink:


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Nice pics baddog, thx! :thumbsup

I like the Legendary Lars cap.

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Cool pics, thx for sharing. :glugglug

Never got lost, just did not really know where we were. A significant difference. :)

Yeah, it was due to my inexperience with polaraizer lens. I appreciate the offer, but would really rather learn to touch them up myself [as it is a huge PITA to replace galleries]. I would love some advice on how to "live'em up."

BTW, you don't know this, but you are slightly involved in goodgirl and my introduction to each other.


You too, sir. Hope to make it out to NYC again this year. Maybe meet up for dinner / drinks again.

I have yet to take her into BC. Maybe this year.

One of five in existence is my understanding.

Wow, it's just beautiful - thanks for sharing the pics :)

Btw, just dropped you an email.

Very nice shots.

Was thinking of taking my girlfriend there next weekend if the weather is nice.

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Weather is part of what makes Death Valley so interesting. We were up at Dante's View where it was 50, then Furnace creek where it was 75. After dark it dropped into the low 40's.

hmmm, maybe that is why I feel a cold coming on.