Death Valley - January 2018

I like to post a thread here in the trip reports for anyone who's looking at titles, but the whole story is always in my build thread. We recently (Jan 2018) made a whirlwind trip to Death Valley that was amazing. Definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a winter escape!

Death Valley 2018: Intro & Day 1
A Day of Driving

We’d gotten everything ready to go the day before – meals pre-cooked,
truck completely packed – including the fridge (plugged into the 120v
in the garage) – so that as soon as we dropped off @mini.turbodb at school,
@mrs.turbodb and I could head south.

By 7:45am, we were on the road.

READ ON ... A Day of Driving


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Death Valley 2018: Day 2
Colors Everywhere

... And then, we reached Red Pass, the highest point between Titanothere and Titus Canyons.
We understandably ran into a bit of a traffic jam here - a couple in a Jeep enjoying the view
in both directions; three trucks in front of us, taking the turn slow (for reasons we'll get into shortly).

Can't say I blame anyone for slowing down or stopping here. It was amazing...

READ ON ... Colors Everywhere​

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Death Valley 2018: Day 3
Does It Get Any Better?


Cognizant of our limited daylight, we pulled out of the mine
and paused only briefly at the infamous sign at the top of Lippincott Pass

HIGH CLEARANCE | NO TOW SERVICE | CAUTION.

Just what we wanted.


READ ON ... Does It Get Any Better?

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Death Valley 2018: Day 4
You Don't See This Every Day


... around 1:00am, the wind got significantly colder, and we started
to feel moisture in the air. We didn't realize it at the time as
we zipped up the remaining windows, but the moisture we were feeling was snow...

So yeah - we went to Death Valley to escape the cold, and we got snowed on.

You don't see that every day.

READ ON ... You Don't See This Every Day

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Death Valley 2018: Day 5 & 6
Eventful Trip Home


...Now, an astute reader may remember that on our way to Beatty from
the northeast, we nearly ran out of gas. Not to be outdone
coming from the southwest, the fuel light in the truck came on just as we pulled
out of Stovepipe wells - some 32 miles from Beatty...


READ ON ... An Eventful Trip Home



2018-01-21 - 00166 - Death Valley Day 5, 6, on Flickr

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