Death Valley & Valley of Fire – December 2024 & January 2025

[ski3pin]

Here is the story about our second trip with the new truck and All Terrain Camper. Fun, fun, fun, and Daddy is not taking the t-bird away. I've completed both parts that are now posted to our blog. The links are here -

Death Valley & Valley of Fire – December 2024 & January 2025 - Part One​

Death Valley & Valley of Fire – December 2024 & January 2025 - Part Two

Get your boots on and watch where you step. You don't want to fall out there. We hope you enjoy!

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Purty neat trip, except for tryin’ to kill yer self, plus the Bubbas. Neither of whom seemed to be good neighbors.

VOF Site 1 is my favorite, you see a lot of traffic, but it’s got space from other camps, and it’s close to the bighorns.

Thanks for letting us tag along!

 

[craig333]

You can't just mention an alien head and nothing else!

 

[Sagebrush Reconnoiterer]

Lots of nice panels. Have you been to those in Little Petroglyph Canyon inside China Lake Naval Weapons Center? I was fortunate enough to enjoy two all day private tours in pre-9/11 days.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Lots of nice panels. Have you been to those in Little Petroglyph Canyon inside China Lake Naval Weapons Center? I was fortunate enough to enjoy two all day private tours in pre-9/11 days.

I believe those tours are still available, but limited offerings.

 

[Occidental]

Beautiful landscapes, thanks for sharing. Always a good reminder that it is pretty easy to get away from the noise and the hordes of bubbas with a good hike. It seems that the correlation between generator and tv people and hikers is pretty low, thankfully.

 

[Sagebrush Reconnoiterer]

I believe those tours are still available, but limited offerings.

I don't know about nowadays, but in the late 1990s and until 2001 they were groups of I believe 50 bussed to Little Petroglyph Canyon arranged through Maturango Museum. Tours were fairly limited then, requiring reservations well in advance. After 9/11, tours stopped for quite a while, then resumed on a more limited basis.

My two visits were with a group of a dozen, led by a workmate who was a steward. We drove our own vehicles (carpooling) spent hours poking around and went farther down the canyon to the large dry falls. Each time, we were the only people there.

 

[ski3pin]

Here is a link to Maturango Museum's webpage on Coso style petroglyphs and Little Petroglyph Canyon located on NAS China Lake -
About Coso Petroglyphs
The article concludes with, "We hope that access will once more be available in the future."

Mr. Sage Recon, we've not been on a tour to Little Petroglyph Canyon, but we have visited the sites with Coso style petroglyphs on public land outside the NAS boundary.

 

[Vic Harder]

I can feel the pull of silence and open spaces through your narratives. Lovely. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks for the ride along.Never been to the VOF but your site reminds me of the sites at Kodachrome SP east of Bryce.
Yeah I heard also that you miss out on a lot of stuff with death.
Frank