Wednesday, October 25, 2006

SW Trip Day 1 - Death Valley

Just past Lone Pine, you drive past Owens Lake and risk getting caught in a sand-out.

Just past Lone Pine, you drive past Owens Lake and risk getting caught in a “sand-out.”

10/25/06 Wednesday

Last year we took our fall vacation in Washington and Oregon and got rained on half the time. We took a drier approach this year and headed south for a tour of the major southwestern national parks.

The sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells.

The sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley.

On our first day we just drove straight to Death Valley to spend the night.

The sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells.

Bret of Arabia.

Since we’d seen the sights in Death Valley in previous visits, we didn’t spend any time exploring the park. Our first goal was Hoover Dam the next day.

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