Continued from Part 1. Not long after we entered the mouth, I was assailed by doubt on whether we had entered the right canyon. With shadows lengthening, no course correction was possible this evening. Hoping for the best, we trudged through for another 10 minutes and then turned a corner. Anxiety gave way to exhilaration…
A land of lost rivers, with little in it to love; yet a land that once visited must be come back to inevitably.(Mary Austin in The Land of Little Rain) Death Valley National Park in California is one of the jewels of our planet, a vast expanse of geologic wonders in an austere, remote…
A cultural oasis in the desert. In a remote corner of California’s Mojave desert on the edge of Death Valley National Park, a remarkable solo act featuring the ballerina Marta Becket has played out for over four decades. From: Death Valley and the Northern Mojave by William C. Tweed and Lauren Davis, 2003, Cachuma Press….
Start your day with 10,000 calories. Our fuel this a.m. at the delightful Mel’s Diner in Beatty, Nevada.
