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Random files - Death Valley, October 2019 |
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Ancient Archives569 viewsThis info-board links the petroglyphs to the nearby spring.
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Marble Canyon Flora597 viewsA bit of scrubby vegetation clung to a precarious existence in the dry bed of the canyon.
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Rock Patterns666 viewsLots of interesting striations, dribbles and splotches in these varicolored rocks. Looks like someone spilled white paint over some of them.
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1937 Ford Fordor Sedan602 viewsIn canary yellow.
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Access Road634 viewsThis road leads to Shoshone's RV park, school and wetland.
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Trail to the Mine600 viewsThis trail takes you up 1.4 miles and 1,500 feet to the top of the tramway, where the actual mine is located. We had originally intended to climb it, but decided to get the hell out of there before the dust blew up the hill and engulfed us.
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Dust to Dust559 viewsA view toward the Valley floor from the approaches to Keane Wonder Mine. We were glad not to be down there inside the dust cloud.
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Jo and Jeep650 viewsJoAnn Rees driving the rented Farrabee's Jeep in Monarch Canyon.
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Last additions - Death Valley, October 2019 |
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Hobbitmobile644 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 Version638 viewsA veritable hobbit mansion, with two doors.Nov 16, 2019
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Pedestrian Zone617 viewsHobbits have an aversion to automobiles and other complex machinery, though there are some exceptions.Nov 16, 2019
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Sharkey's End661 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 East638 viewsLooking past the end of Bagshot Row toward the abodes of Big People.Nov 16, 2019
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Bagshot Row628 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 Road634 viewsThis road leads to Shoshone's RV park, school and wetland.Nov 16, 2019
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Pupfish Protective Zone; No Fishing642 viewsAll about the Shoshone Pupfish.Nov 16, 2019
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