That was amusing. I imagine it is just the number of roads and not enough park employees to mark them all. I'm sure I could also have made it through but August? I'm not getting anywhere near DV in August.
Death Valley Flash Flooding
#11
Posted 07 September 2022 - 09:24 PM
Craig K6JGV_________________________ 2004 2500 CTD 4X4 FWC HAWK 1960 CJ5
#12
Posted 09 September 2022 - 02:41 AM
That was a funny video. Also funny how adventurous the europeans are. Or clueless. Maybe both, haha.
We are planning on baja in 10 days - for 3 weeks. Im wondering about the impacts of the current hurricane.
steve
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#13
Posted 18 September 2022 - 05:37 PM
Here's a link to information on highway 190 east into Death Valley NP -
CalTrans Continues to Asses Damage
190 is closed from 395 to Stovepipe Wells
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#14
Posted 20 September 2022 - 03:27 PM
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#15
Posted 22 September 2022 - 02:37 PM
Patrick
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#16
Posted 29 September 2022 - 03:19 PM
Here is backcountry road information I'm copying and pasting from another forum-
"So today ( Sept 28), I talked to Richard Farabee, owner of Farabee's Jeep Rental at Furnace Creek. He is actively checking out roads and trails to see what is passable (legally of course) for his guests. I asked for his permission to report what he found.
So far he had made it to Racetrack Playa in one of their Jeeps (before they recently declared it shut it down so its not legal to drive it any longer, fyi) but nevertheless, it has areas where no road is visible. Only 4x4 passable.
Lost Burro mine to Teakettle section on way to Hunter Mountain has no visible road any longer, it's gone. Good news though is that the bad sand section has filled in and hardened into clay.
Lippincott Rd/Pass is fortunately in tact and passable with a few areas more tricky than usual. Toward bottom at Saline Valley end, it's a mess and quite rough. Figure much longer to do the road.
Echo Canyon and Hole in the Wall are hard closure with concrete barriers blocking.
Chloride City and hills around it are intact but the really steep hill climb/decend area is more exposed and higher pucker factor now. Also the back way in and out to Nevada from Chloride area was passable but watch for deep ruts across road that catch you off guard. Also, as of now you can't get to start of trail from Daylight Pass, you can only come in from Nevada side on the backcountry road.
Goler wash is still unknown at this point, but since it starts on private land it may not get reported accurately. In other words, NPS can't close it down, as there is private land up there, such as Meyer's Ranch. So you could get up there thinking it shows open, but it could be a mess, and Mengel Pass is beyond the private residence so it could be washed out. Richard may be checking the route this week and I'll report here if I hear from him.
Cottonwood Canyon trail, which is near Stovepipe Wells is a complete mess up further into narrow section. It's all closed now.
I hear that Cerro Gordo road is somewhat passable and up and over to the backside and out to Saline Valley where you could get back to 190 to avoid the closure to the west.
Richard says that he sees Cal Trans crews working like mad to open 190. Every machine they have has an operator in it.
Gas at Furnace Creek is just under $9 /gal and expected to rise , so gas up outside of park or hit Stovepipe Wells."
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#17
Posted 29 September 2022 - 03:42 PM
Although not in Death Valley, this video illustrates what hit southern California. This water came out of the southern slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains.
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#18
Posted 30 September 2022 - 01:25 AM
We sure are glad we did our 'all around death valley' excursion last spring. It may be years before we can get into places we easily visited then. Glad to hear the dust bowl between Hunter Mountain and Teakettle is better now. A small silver lining in a chaotic, wild place!
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#19
Posted 30 September 2022 - 02:51 AM
Wow! This reminds me of an avalanche I was in... scary. Don't mess with flash floods.
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#20
Posted 30 September 2022 - 04:04 PM
Quite the video, Ski! I know you’re familiar with the area, Forest Falls was hit quite heavily, as usual. But Crestline also had major flooding. We just moved to an area close to Conejo Creek and am currently studying flow history for the area. 100-year flood events are now becoming 20-year events.
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