death valley 3 - 01

Desert / Ghost Town Trek #8

Carrizo Plain, Death Valley, 50 year wildflower display, March 2005
death valley 3 - 01

death valley 3 - 01

16 Mar 2005 55
We planned a trip to see what our two favorite valleys looked like in the spring, and just happened to hit a once in 50 years wildflower display.
death valley 3 - 02

death valley 3 - 02

16 Mar 2005 59
Here's the same Selby camp from the 2002 trip. It's positively lush in comparison.
death valley 3 - 03

death valley 3 - 03

16 Mar 2005 77
death valley 3 - 04

death valley 3 - 04

16 Mar 2005 44
death valley 3 - 05

death valley 3 - 05

16 Mar 2005 46
Down near the abandonded ranch from the 2002 trip.
death valley 3 - 06

death valley 3 - 06

16 Mar 2005 45
death valley 3 - 07

death valley 3 - 07

16 Mar 2005 52
death valley 3 - 08

death valley 3 - 08

16 Mar 2005 48
death valley 3 - 09

death valley 3 - 09

16 Mar 2005 73
Here's Soda Lake, filled with water.
death valley 3 - 10

death valley 3 - 10

16 Mar 2005 51
Panoramic of Soda Lake.
death valley 3 - 11

death valley 3 - 11

16 Mar 2005 66
These were the predominant wildflower in Carizzo Plain.
death valley 3 - 12

death valley 3 - 12

16 Mar 2005 51
death valley 3 - 13

death valley 3 - 13

16 Mar 2005 42
death valley 3 - 14

death valley 3 - 14

17 Mar 2005 59
We decided to take the south route around the closed snow passes this time out of Carrizo - SR 58 to I15. Just before Baker, CA is Zzyzx, which we will explore on a later trip.
death valley 3 - 15

death valley 3 - 15

17 Mar 2005 56
Took SR 127 north and started seeing a lot of this orange "silly string" stuff that grows on the creosotes.
death valley 3 - 16

death valley 3 - 16

17 Mar 2005 53
Found this cool spot to camp near Shoshone, CA.
death valley 3 - 17

death valley 3 - 17

17 Mar 2005 56
death valley 3 - 18

death valley 3 - 18

17 Mar 2005 66
88 items in total