blue marble bathtub in death valley?
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Posted 11 November 2007 - 06:45 PM
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Posted 30 November 2007 - 09:11 PM
has anyone seen the cast iron bathtub filled with blue marbles?
Yes, it's just off the road. You can't miss it.
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Posted 01 December 2007 - 05:46 AM
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Posted 02 December 2007 - 12:18 AM
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Posted 02 December 2007 - 06:39 AM
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Posted 03 December 2007 - 01:51 AM
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Posted 04 December 2007 - 09:22 PM
...hmm thats odd.....they have always grandfathered the relics that were there prior to the park's designation. seems odd....its been there a long time.
If it's been filled in then we'll have to go out there and dig it out. Bring some marbles.
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Posted 05 December 2007 - 02:04 AM
it really is a cast iron tub....partially sunk into ground.
its only partially filled with marbles.
#9
Posted 09 December 2007 - 07:52 PM
I'm still awaiting a reply to whether the blue marble bath is still there.
In the meantime I have a link for you with pics, GPS waypoints and a trail description if you're attempting to find it's location. Not sure if this is what you wanted from your original post or not...?
David Wright's link to Steele Pass and the Blue Marble Bath -
David's website is a tremendous resource for all things pertaining to the Sierra's and the Great Basin Divide. A true desert rat and a really knowledgeable fella.
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Posted 11 December 2007 - 10:05 PM
"The marble bath does exist. It is in the vicinity of Dedecker Pass. In the early 1900's it was an exposed granite Tinaja that would fill with water as tinajas do. Over the years it managed to get filled with sand & now lies buried. Some say anywhere from 2-6'. My guess is this happened about 50 years ago.
Some enterprising folks over the years stuck an old porcelin bathtub filled with playing marbles in the same vicinity, but on the opposite side of the pass, & called it the marble bath. It was there for a number of years. The last I heard the Park Service had it removed. I wouldn't be surprised if somehow another marble bath might just reappear. Some of the older books on Death Valley or Saline Valley may provide the real story."
I ping'd another guy who is headed that way Jan. 21st. I told him to let me know if it's still there.
- KC
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