We drove scenic US Hwy 395 along the eastern side of the Sierra Nevadas. The peak on the right side of the picture is Mt. Whitney which is the highest peak in the lower 48 at 14,494 feet.
Again, a picture of Mt. Whitney, left side of flag pole, taken from the visitors center in Lone Pine, CA.
We drove out to Tuttle Creek Recreation Area to look it over for future use. This BLM area is between Lone Pine and the base of Mt. Whitney. The weather is still a bit cool to camp here.
And, of course, I followed the loop drive on the GPS, which turned into a one lane goat path. At least this road had a way out unlike the dead end the GPS took use on in Wisconsin.
This is our first visit to Death Valley National Park and we felt we might be a little disappointed because it could be like so much scenery we had already seen before. However, were we in for a surprise as it is fantastic.
Here we are looking at Hwy 136 east bound going to Panamint Springs located in the NP. Entrance into Death Valley from this route goes through the Argus and Panamint mountain ranges with steep up and down grades. We probably should have checked our Western Mountain Directory, but we made it through. (Sandy won’t know until she edits this Blog that I hid that book so we wouldn’t miss all these nice views.)
This is the Sunset Campgrounds in Furnace Creek. The main campground in Furnace Creek was closed for renovations. The Furnace Creek Ranch has much nicer sites, so next time we hope to check it out. Sunset was OK and it was $6 a night with our senior pass. At least Sunset had paved interior roads, unlike Stovepipe Wells campground, which means a lot less dust.
Until next time,
Dave and Sandy
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