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Posted 23 November 2017 - 05:27 AM
Love it!
I need to hike that. Looks wonderful. Death Valley geology is amazing. Lee Flat is a nice place. Guess the new signage has even made it out there.
To be honest when going to Saline I'm one of those making dust trails. I do however slow down near other vehicles. I prefer North Pass though.
Edited by ETAV8R, 23 November 2017 - 05:27 AM.
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Resident Geologist
Posted 23 November 2017 - 11:01 AM
Happy Birthday Ski!
No better way to mark your entry into Super-Geezerdom than a great round of geological-genealogical hardcore hiker exploration.
It's awesome seeing all of that structure. Between nature's deep incisions by erosion and some "help" from man, the geologist really gets a 3-D picture of the folds and faults. And a skilled photographer brings it out for others to see!
Looking forward to the next installments. Many thanks for sharing!
Foy
Ouch, that stings!
Posted 23 November 2017 - 12:30 PM
Belay On
Posted 23 November 2017 - 03:20 PM
You all are so kind. We appreciate it and thank you!
Love it!
I need to hike that. Looks wonderful. Death Valley geology is amazing. Lee Flat is a nice place. Guess the new signage has even made it out there.
To be honest when going to Saline I'm one of those making dust trails. I do however slow down near other vehicles. I prefer North Pass though.
Happy Birthday Ski!
No better way to mark your entry into Super-Geezerdom than a great round of geological-genealogical hardcore hiker exploration.
It's awesome seeing all of that structure. Between nature's deep incisions by erosion and some "help" from man, the geologist really gets a 3-D picture of the folds and faults. And a skilled photographer brings it out for others to see!
Looking forward to the next installments. Many thanks for sharing!
Foy
Wow, what a beautiful place. Enjoyed hiking along with both of you. Happy B'Day Ski. You are the master of trip reports. jd
2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II 2013 ATC Bobcat SE "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln http://ski3pin.blogspot.com/
Belay On
Posted 23 November 2017 - 03:32 PM
What a great hike! Cool rocks too. Hard to imagine the processes that resulted in those rock formations. Thanks for the report- looking forward to the next installments. Have a good turkey day!
How can you not get excited about all these rocks and get to wondering about how it all came together! Happy TDay, sir!
Beautiful! And I loved the "what were they thinking?" But more importantly - what day is your birthday? (mine is the 10th)
We know we are all capable of doing dumb things, but it is quite the surprise on such a massive scale. My Mom always explained that I was born on Armistice Day - Nov. 11th. Happy birthday, Ms. Tele.
Thanks to both of you for the Thanksgiving Eve Birthday story part 1. Maybe Charlie will read your blog!
HT
Russ
Russ, thanks and best wishes to you and yours for a warm and cozy Thanksgiving today.
2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II 2013 ATC Bobcat SE "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln http://ski3pin.blogspot.com/
C'est la vie
Posted 23 November 2017 - 08:42 PM
Mr. Sage, I hope Charlie took advantage of logistics he may have been able to wrangle out of the NPS and got dropped off at the top so he could hike all the way down the canyon, across the bajada, and picked up on the Saline Valley Road. The distance would be around the same as we did.
Frank, the road was only used for a year or two and then abandoned. There are stories around about two guys who claimed to have drove it in the sixties. The fellow who left the other note in the ammo can mentioned it along the lines of drunk, crazy, or both.
Thanks Ski.I would think you would have to be all 3 to try that.
Frank
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Belay On
Posted 23 November 2017 - 09:14 PM
If you need a break from eating today, Part Two is now posted to our blog -
Death Valley National Park - November 2017 - Part Two
Happy Thanksgiving! 
2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II 2013 ATC Bobcat SE "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln http://ski3pin.blogspot.com/
Free Range Human
Posted 23 November 2017 - 09:50 PM
If you need a break from eating today, Part Two is now posted to our blog -
Death Valley National Park - November 2017 - Part Two
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am haunted by waters
Ouch, that stings!
Posted 23 November 2017 - 10:10 PM
C'est la vie
Posted 24 November 2017 - 12:12 AM
Great story as usual. Very fascinating that the cars had not been "vandalized".
The chrome on the Pontiac still looks new.I bet our cars now wouldn't stand up that well.
Except for all the "plastic" stuff.
Thanks waiting for more.
Frank
2002 Tundra AC TRD 4WD Limited 2009 ATC Bobcat loaded http://sharychic.blogspot.com/
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