Part 1

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  6. 2022-11 Death Valley National Park, California Self-guided
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  • Straight Highway
    Straight Highway
    The morning of our two day drive to Death Valley National Park.
    West Texas,November 24, 2022
    2022-11-24#4336
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Solar Farm
    Solar Farm
    West Texas has quite a few large solar farms and wind turbine farms.
    West Texas,November 24, 2022
    2022-11-24#4337
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  • Krispy Kreme
    Krispy Kreme
    We stopped for afternoon coffee and donuts.
    El Paso, Texas, November 24, 2022
    2022-11-24#4340
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    On our way to Tucson to spend the night.
    Arizona, November 24, 2022
    2022-11-24#4343
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  • Picacho Peak
    Picacho Peak
    A distinctive peak as we continue the drive.
    Arizona, November 25, 2022
    2022-11-25#4347
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  • Saguaro
    Saguaro
    Carnegiea gigantea
    Arizona, November 25, 2022
    2022-11-25#4350
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  • Saguaro
    Saguaro
    Carnegiea gigantea
    Arizona, November 25, 2022
    2022-11-25#4353
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  • Brittlebush
    Brittlebush
    Encelia actoni
    Arizona, November 25, 2022
    2022-11-25#4355
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  • Saguaro
    Saguaro
    Carnegiea gigantea
    Arizona, November 25, 2022
    2022-11-25#4356
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  • The Highway
    The Highway
    Near Lake Mead.
    Arizona, November 25, 2022
    2022-11-25#4358
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  • Mountains & Clouds
    Mountains & Clouds
    Nearing Death Valley National Park.
    Arizona, November 25, 2022
    2022-11-25#4360
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  • Trail
    Trail
    At the start of a couple of hours exploring the canyon.
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4364
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  • Debbie
    Debbie
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4375
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  • Sculpted Wall
    Sculpted Wall
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4379
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  • Golden Canyon
    Golden Canyon
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4380
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  • Side Canyon
    Side Canyon
    More of a watercourse for the rare rains.
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4381
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  • Golden Canyon
    Golden Canyon
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4382
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  • Peak
    Peak
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4386
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  • Side Canyon
    Side Canyon
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4389
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  • Peak
    Peak
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4394
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  • Side Canyon
    Side Canyon
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4398
    Larry L. Jackson
  • LJax
    LJax
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#9649
    Debbie Jackson
  • Side Canyon
    Side Canyon
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4402
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Side Canyon
    Side Canyon
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4403
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  • Dry Bush
    Dry Bush
    Old wood of tough plants that live in this side canyon.
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4406
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  • Side Canyon
    Side Canyon
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4410
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  • Side Canyon
    Side Canyon
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4413
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  • Side Canyon
    Side Canyon
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4416
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  • Unknown Plant
    Unknown Plant
    Growing in a side Canyon.
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4419
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Plant
    Unknown Plant
    I suspect this is a very old plant, looking at the trunk.
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4423
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Side Canyon
    Side Canyon
    The big rock requires climbing a side trail to get back in the wash.
    Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4431
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  • View North
    View North
    Great clouds.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4434
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  • Panamint Range
    Panamint Range
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4435
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  • Badwater Road View
    Badwater Road View
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4441
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  • Panorama
    Panorama
    Artist's Drive, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4653
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  • Badwater Road View
    Badwater Road View
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4442
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  • Eroded Hill
    Eroded Hill
    Seen from the Badwater Road.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4445
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  • Peak
    Peak
    Colorful soils.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4446
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Atrist's Drive, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4448
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  • LJax
    LJax
    Read into this what you will :-)
    Atrist's Drive, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#9925
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Artist's Palette
    Artist's Palette
    Great colors.
    Artist's Drive, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4450
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Artist's Palette
    Artist's Palette
    Artist's Drive, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4451
    Larry L. Jackson
  • LJax
    LJax
    Atrist's Drive, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#9715
    Debbie Jackson
  • Devil's Golf Course
    Devil's Golf Course
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4456
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Devil's Golf Course
    Devil's Golf Course
    Close photo of the salty material.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4457
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  • Devil's Golf Course
    Devil's Golf Course
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4461
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Devil's Golf Course
    Devil's Golf Course
    Panorama
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#5252
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amargosa Range
    Amargosa Range
    Badwater Road, Death Valley NP, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4462
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  • Natural Bridge
    Natural Bridge
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4469
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  • Natural Bridge
    Natural Bridge
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4473
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  • Pour Off
    Pour Off
    With little annual rain, it took an unbelievable number of years for this to form.
    Natural Bridge Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4480
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Natural Bridge Canyon
    Natural Bridge Canyon
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4482
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  • Badwater Road View
    Badwater Road View
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4495
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  • Lava Rock
    Lava Rock
    Easy to overlook.
    Badwater Road, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4497
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie & Lava Rock
    Debbie & Lava Rock
    Badwater Road, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4504
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dante's View North
    Dante's View North
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4509
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  • Hill
    Hill
    A three color photo.
    Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4513
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  • Twenty Mule Team Canyon
    Twenty Mule Team Canyon
    The variety of colors is very pretty.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-26#4522
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sign
    Sign
    An interesting read.
    Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley NP, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4526
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  • Wagons
    Wagons
    Operating from 1883 to 1888.
    Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4527
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wagon Wheel & Brake
    Wagon Wheel & Brake
    Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4528
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  • Sign
    Sign
    $1.30 a day did not include lodging or food costs.
    Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley NP, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4531
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sign
    Sign
    Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley NP, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4534
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harmony Borax Works
    Harmony Borax Works
    The refined Borax was transferred 165 miles to the railroad.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 26, 2022
    2022-11-27#4537
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adobe Ruins
    Adobe Ruins
    One of only two remaining houses.
    Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4539
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kit Fox Hills
    Kit Fox Hills
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4544
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  • Common Raven
    Common Raven
    Corvus corax - the most common bird seen throughout the park.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4546
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Lots of footprints.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4551
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Creosote Bush
    Creosote Bush
    Larrea tridentata
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4552
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay Patterns
    Clay Patterns
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4553
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay Patterns
    Clay Patterns
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4554
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    A bit of untracked sand with ripples.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4557
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ripples
    Ripples
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4560
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rainwater Flow Patterns
    Rainwater Flow Patterns
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4562
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Low Spot
    Low Spot
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4564
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4565
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clay Patterns
    Clay Patterns
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4569
    Larry L. Jackson
  • California Seed Harvester Ant
    California Seed Harvester Ant
    Pogonomyrmex californicus
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4573
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wash Wall
    Wash Wall
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4578
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wash
    Wash
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4580
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wash
    Wash
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4583
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  • First Narrows
    First Narrows
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4588
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  • First Narrows
    First Narrows
    Polished walls.
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4589
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Second Narrows
    Second Narrows
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4592
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Second Narrows
    Second Narrows
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4593
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dry Fall
    Dry Fall
    Seeing others having difficulty, this was where we turned around.
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4594
    Larry L. Jackson
  • First Narrows
    First Narrows
    For me, this was the prettiest section.
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4598
    Larry L. Jackson
  • First Narrows
    First Narrows
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4599
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    At distance.
    Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4610
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fire Truck
    Fire Truck
    Stovepipe Wells Village, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4614
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  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
    From the road.
    Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4615
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Straight Road
    Straight Road
    Highway 190, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4618
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  • Funeral Mountains
    Funeral Mountains
    Beatty Cutoff, Death Valley National Park, California, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4620
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  • Burros
    Burros
    Equua asinus
    Beatty, Nevada, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4632
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Happy Burro Chili & Beer
    Happy Burro Chili & Beer
    This wall shows a lot of the chili competition awards.
    Beatty, Nevada, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4159
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Happy Burro Chili & Beer
    Happy Burro Chili & Beer
    We went inside, but moved to the patio to get away from cigarette smoke.
    Beatty, Nevada, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4215
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Happy Burro Chili & Beer
    Happy Burro Chili & Beer
    Beatty, Nevada, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4639
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie
    Debbie
    Happy Burro Chili & Beer, Beatty, Nevada, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4640
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie & Beers
    Debbie & Beers
    Happy Burro Chili & Beer, Beatty, Nevada, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4642
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lunch
    Lunch
    Chili Dog, Fritos and a beer.
    Happy Burro Chili & Beer, Beatty, Nevada, November 27, 2022
    2022-11-27#4644
    Larry L. Jackson