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Death Valley, October 2019We arrived on Wednesday, October 23 and left on Monday, October 28. As in November 2016, we stayed at the Atomic Inn in Beatty, Nevada, which served as a very satisfactory base of operations for our forays into DVNP itself. We were fortunate in enjoying the company of JoAnn Rees, who organized the expedition, and her sister Diana Howell, among others. We went on excursions to Titus Canyon, Marble Canyon, Monarch Canyon and Keane Wonder Mine. And, coincidentally, we had the unexpected good fortune to be in town for the Beatty Days festival on Saturday, October 26, with a parade and fair-cum-flea market. Fun times!
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Monarch Canyon, 10/25/2019


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Titus Canyon, 10/24/2019


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Marble Canyon, 10/25/2019


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Beatty Days, 10/26/2019


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Keane Wonder Mine, 10/27/2019


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Shoshone, 10/27/2019


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Rocky Road822 viewsSandie stops to confer with JoAnn about smoothing out the bumps in the road. Turns out that the best way was to fire the chauffeur (me) and take over herself.
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Late Afternoon Arrival828 viewsWe arrived at Monarch Canyon after 4 in the afternoon, when shadows were creeping over the parking area.
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Lizard Hill806 viewsSorta looks like a giant lizard climbing to the top of that hill. Glad it wasn't.
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Allergenic Foliage871 viewsHacking our way through the "jungle" of reeds and tall grass on the way back up the canyon, with JoAnn leading the way. I was sneezing and coughing by the time I clawed my way out.
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Rock-Climbing Tower828 viewsThis climber made it to the top.
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Sharkey's End803 viewsUnfortunately, this is not how Bag End looked in the days of Bilbo and Frodo. This is how it looked after Sharkey took it over.
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Hobbitmobile859 viewsThere are exceptions to the hobbit dislike of complex machines, as evidenced by this red station wagon sitting out in front of Bagshot Row.Nov 16, 2019
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Bag End - Desert Version829 viewsA veritable hobbit mansion, with two doors.Nov 16, 2019
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Pedestrian Zone800 viewsHobbits have an aversion to automobiles and other complex machinery, though there are some exceptions.Nov 16, 2019
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Sharkey's End803 viewsUnfortunately, this is not how Bag End looked in the days of Bilbo and Frodo. This is how it looked after Sharkey took it over.Nov 16, 2019
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View to the East830 viewsLooking past the end of Bagshot Row toward the abodes of Big People.Nov 16, 2019
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Bagshot Row804 viewsA whole row of hobbit-houses, out in the desert. Not as green as the original Shire, but desert hobbits have to make do.Nov 16, 2019
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Access Road851 viewsThis road leads to Shoshone's RV park, school and wetland.Nov 16, 2019
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Pupfish Protective Zone; No Fishing837 viewsAll about the Shoshone Pupfish.Nov 16, 2019

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