Death Valley National Park - December 2020

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This trip was fun, period. We returned to visit familiar sites and also discover new. We departed just as coronavirus numbers soared. We found, when we exited the National Park, that the decision came down to close the Park (except for day use only) during the time we were inside. Oops. We only made brief stops for gas while enroute and never were close enough to other people to even yell at. Our kind of trip. This will be our last trip for 2020. It was a great way to end.

The story is told in three parts and are posted to our blog -

Death Valley National Park - December 2020 - Part One

Death Valley National Park - December 2020 - Part Two

Death Valley National Park - December 2020 - Part Three

Please enjoy getting a little dusty with us! :)
 
Is your artifact a belt-fed automatic weapon disintegrating belt link? Maybe a .30 caliber given the relatively small diameter (using The Lady's hands/fingers for scale).
 
Another great start to your trip story.
It's always amazing the amount of rock art the "native" people created.
The red art work in the cave with the "eyes",has that been painted on?
Thanks for the ride.
Frank
 
Foy said:
Is your artifact a belt-fed automatic weapon disintegrating belt link? Maybe a .30 caliber given the relatively small diameter (using The Lady's hands/fingers for scale).
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It is exactly that. Someone has been playing with a M-60 or similar
 
Love Death Valley! And loved the first installment of your trip report!
 
Ski, it was due to your (and others) DV trip reports that convinced this Easterner to first go there a few years ago. We were completely fascinated with the area and realized that we had only scratched the surface.

We will be going back in a year or two so I thank you for reports ....
 
Foy said:
Is your artifact a belt-fed automatic weapon disintegrating belt link? Maybe a .30 caliber given the relatively small diameter (using The Lady's hands/fingers for scale).
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Wandering Sagebrush said:
It is exactly that. Someone has been playing with a M-60 or similar
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Bingo! Thanks guys. So this artifact probably dates back to military training during WWII and not back to around 1900. :)
 
Great in seeing the ISS.
We got to see a few years ago here at home.
We were watching local news when the weatherman
came on he said the ISS would be visible in a few minuets.
Went outside and there it was coming out of the SW headed NE.

We don't get many clear sky's here with the fog,but have been watching Saturn/Jupiter.
Monday they should be in conjunction hope the sky is clear.
Thanks for another great story.
Frank
 
Love the color in the canyons. One thing our guide mentioned in Panamint was the dolomite mine nearby had "medical grade" dolomite. Whatever that means :)
 
Thank You Mr. Ski!
DVNP was a possible destination for us for the next two weeks. While we are sad that our plans have changed, it was great to see more of the area through your travels.
 
Me, too.
Tums in the wild.
Low amounts of toxic metals, apparently.
For use after that spicy BBQ burro, I guess.
:p
Paul
 
Thanks Frank! Yup, we were watching Jupiter and Saturn getting a little closer to each other both nights. Jupiter was usually the first "star" to appear each night. The pictographs are painted with a red pigment.

Casa Escarlata Robles Too said:
Another great start to your trip story.
It's always amazing the amount of rock art the "native" people created.
The red art work in the cave with the "eyes",has that been painted on?
Thanks for the ride.
Frank
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Casa Escarlata Robles Too said:
Great in seeing the ISS.
We got to see a few years ago here at home.
We were watching local news when the weatherman
came on he said the ISS would be visible in a few minuets.
Went outside and there it was coming out of the SW headed NE.

We don't get many clear sky's here with the fog,but have been watching Saturn/Jupiter.
Monday they should be in conjunction hope the sky is clear.
Thanks for another great story.
Frank
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smlobx said:
Ski, it was due to your (and others) DV trip reports that convinced this Easterner to first go there a few years ago. We were completely fascinated with the area and realized that we had only scratched the surface.

We will be going back in a year or two so I thank you for reports ....
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Ronin said:
Another wonderful TR and pics - thanks!!
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Thanks guys! We know we'll continue wandering in Death Valley. :)
 
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