Friday–Monday, 20–23 Apr 2007
Dan’s slideshow
Carl’s pictures
Marc writes
I left San Mateo around 6:30 in the rain. About 10 hours later I was in Stovepipe Wells. I was dry due to good gear as it was wet for the vast majority of the 450 miles or so of the trip. The weather in the valley was fine, though… a good thing as I was camping. Since the campsite at Stovepipe Wells closed Apr 15th I had to go to Furnace Creek. I’m not complaining. The walk-in campsites at Furnace Creek are great.
Famoso (SR 46 & 99)
Furnace Creek Campgound
Pitching tent (1)
Pitching tent (2)
Home Sweet Home
Saturday I went to sites that I’d not otherwise been to in the Valley including Mustard Canyon, Salt Creek, and the Keane Wonder Mine. After lunch with the group it was off to Badwater with George and Sachi, then to Stovepipe Wells for some SMBC socializing before heading back to the campsite at Furnace Creek.
Death Valley
Salt Creek
Pup Fish
Salt Marsh
Desert Sky
Rattle Snake
Bird
Landscape
Landscape
Boardwalk at Salt Creek
Lizard
Lizard
Sky over Beatty
At Daylight Pass
Keane Wonder Mine
Keane Wonder Mine
Badwater
George at Badwater
Badwater
Dan, Marc, and Tom
Dan, Carl, Tom, and Marc
Gloria and Tom wearing SMBC shirts
Back at the camp site I sipped on some Merlot while
watching the stars and listening to the sounds of fellow campers.
All-in-all it was a very pleasant evening.
Sunday morning I broke camp and rode to Panamint Spring for Breakfast where I found the group from Stovepipe Wells just finishing up. I took 190 to Olancha then 395 south to 14 for a few miles before picking up 178 and 58 over to the coast. I met up with the others in McKittrick.
McKittrick, Ca
Rest Stop
Dan arrives
Monday morning Poul and I rode to Cambria for breakfast where we met up with Carl and Dan who’d left earlier. From Cambria it was up the coast with a few stops including the obligatory coffee stop at Nepenthe. From there the 4 of us went our separate ways on the final leg home. I stopped for gas in Santa Cruz then took SR 9 to 35 and stopped at Alice’s just because. The final tally of miles for me was just under 1,300 for the weekend.
Carl
Poul
Cal Coast
View toward the South
Carl, Dan, and Poul
Dan, Nepenthe
Poul, Nepenthe