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Almost Through810 viewsIf we can just make it past this last jumble of rock before it comes crashing down, we're home free.
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Lugubrious Leadfield808 viewsThe sign says it all.
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Expedition Vehicles807 viewsLeft to right: Red Sonja (Sandie's Subaru Outback), Mike's Baja Bug and JoAnn's Toyota Tacoma. Of the three, only the Outback has 4-wheel drive; the others are 2-wheel drive, but all are equally at home in Titus Canyon.
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Terrain805 viewsThe peaks are higher and the landscape more rugged as we get deeper into the Canyon.
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The Road to Titus Canyon797 viewsThe road seems deceptively smooth until you actually try to drive on it.
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The Black Gate Is Closed795 viewsReminiscent of the Morannon, the main gate to Mordor, from Lord of the Rings.
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Wacko Rocks789 viewsThe rocks in Titus Canyon, as elsehwere in Death Valley, are contorted into all kinds of bizarre shapes.
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Watchtower787 viewsA massive rock dome looms over Mike's bug like the tower guarding the entrance into Mordor at Cirith Ungol.
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The road goes ever on and on779 viewsAnd winds up the hillside too.
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Craggy Landscape774 viewsThe crag on the right resembles a boraching whale. Note the big rocks in the road.
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Precariously Stacked Rocks765 viewsIt looks as if even a minor earthquake could cause these boulders to come crashing down on the cars.
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Ovine Meadow750 viewsAlthough we didn't see any on this excursion, on prior visits some members of our party have spotted bighorn sheep in this meadow, which is fed by a nearby spring.
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