What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park?

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RE: What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park? - MojaveGeek - 2021-08-27

Yes, good point, by "Wet Fork" I meant follow the old trails to Blacktail Spring. I asked because I've gone down the Dry Fork (straightforward, pretty, solitude) but only eyeballed that route via the spring. If I knew the spring had water, that would probably have been my choice. Not many people get into those areas.

RE: What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park? - DeathValleyDazed - 2021-08-27

(2021-08-27, 11:41 AM)netllama Wrote:
(2021-08-27, 11:27 AM)Beardilocks Wrote: Here’s a few more pics from that hike. A couple of more detailed shots down the talus slope.

https://matthewvenn-pockets-full-of-dust.com/2018/07/28/death-valley-v/

You've got some lovely photo trip reports over there!

I sure enjoy viewing your images of DEVA, real eye candy.

RE: What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park? - Beardilocks - 2021-08-27

(2021-08-27, 01:51 PM)MojaveGeek Wrote: Yes, good point, by "Wet Fork" I meant follow the old trails to Blacktail Spring. I asked because I've gone down the Dry Fork (straightforward, pretty, solitude) but only eyeballed that route via the spring. If I knew the spring had water, that would probably have been my choice. Not many people get into those areas.

The Wet Fork Trail is a very interesting way down. Beautiful & a bit challenging fully loaded (route-finding, steep), there’s a gorgeous hanging valley up there. Very hard on the knees. Lol. The Spring had lots of water when I was there in … early 2020? But the burros are into it and it’s beat to hell and full of Burro crap.

Thanks for checking out my photos. I need to get that hike down Wet Fork posted on the site. I forgot I hadn’t done that.

I can’t wait to get back out west soon.

RE: What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park? - Kauri - 2021-08-27

(2021-08-27, 03:38 PM)DeathValleyDazed Wrote:
(2021-08-27, 11:41 AM)netllama Wrote:
(2021-08-27, 11:27 AM)Beardilocks Wrote: Here’s a few more pics from that hike. A couple of more detailed shots down the talus slope.

https://matthewvenn-pockets-full-of-dust.com/2018/07/28/death-valley-v/

You've got some lovely photo trip reports over there!
I sure enjoy viewing your images of DEVA, real eye candy.

Wow, your collection of DV photos is awesome!
The second Artist's Dip Canyon is way deeper than when I last was there many years ago. I need to track down my old photos from when the canyon floor was probably at least 15 feet higher.
Looks like you had to do a lower ball joint replacement on your Tacoma somewhere remote in Utah? Well done on that repair!
I am definitely going to enjoy spending a few hours sometime looking through your photos from US and Canada trips. Thank you for sharing the link to your website with us!

RE: What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park? - Beardilocks - 2021-08-27

(2021-08-27, 07:49 PM)Kauri Wrote: Looks like you had to do a lower ball joint replacement on your Tacoma somewhere remote in Utah? Well done on that repair!

I lost the same LBJ in the backcountry of DV and then again 8mo later on White Rim Road in Canyonlands. I have since retired the Tacoma for a solid axle 80 Series now. Lol.

RE: What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park? - MojaveGeek - 2021-08-28

Yup, some nice photos of a lot of nice places there, thanks for sharing!

RE: What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park? - John Morrow - 2021-09-27

(2020-09-27, 01:56 PM)GowerGulch42 Wrote:
(2020-09-26, 12:03 PM)TacoLand Wrote: I'd love to do an overnighter down through Dry Bone Canyon, starting at White Top and getting pick up on the valley floor.
Me too, but so far I haven't been able to convince anybody I know to do it! That scramble down seems pretty hairy, almost like I'd rather do it from the bottom-up rather than top-down. That whole section of the park is REALLY remote. When the only access is White Top OR a 5-mile hike across the flats, that is real isolation.

I am convinced...I'm dying to do it but can't get my Forester up to the upper TH. If someone would leave me water there a loop of Bighorn from the valley floor seems classic....

RE: What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park? - TacoLand - 2021-09-27

(2021-09-27, 09:00 AM)John Morrow Wrote: I am convinced...I'm dying to do it but can't get my Forester up to the upper TH. If someone would leave me water there a loop of Bighorn from the valley floor seems classic....

When are you looking to go ??

RE: What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park? - Meiko - 2021-09-28

The most remote difficult place to reach is going from the new Casitas at the Inn, up the hill in your golf cart, to PAY your BILL! Wink

RE: What's the most remote difficult place to reach in the park? - John Morrow - 2021-09-28

(2021-09-27, 09:14 AM)TacoLand Wrote:
(2021-09-27, 09:00 AM)John Morrow Wrote: I am convinced...I'm dying to do it but can't get my Forester up to the upper TH. If someone would leave me water there a loop of Bighorn from the valley floor seems classic....

When are you looking to go ??

I plan to leave WA around Nov 1 for the Mojave and Sonoran deserts with no firm plans on individual destinations in any particular order, weather dependent. I will allow for 7 to 10 days in DVNP. Lately I've only been doing daytrip but would like to backpack. Friends I may meet up with typically aren't as enthused about backpacking DVNP for the lack of water.

I have all kinds of ideas! Any Panamint Ranger watered canyon (up one down another?). Anvil Spring and Lost Spring to Striped Butte in a loop. Cottonwood Mtns canyon narrows: so Bighorn and Drybone are logical nexts. I've only seen the Cottonwood/Marble plus side canyons and N Fk Lemoigne.
Drop Lee Wash to Pana dunes and back up Mill Cr. Search for water from Nelson Range to Racetrack. Cross Last Chance Range from around Ubehebe Crater to Marble Bath slot canyon....Things like that could become great loops with a 4WD avaliable to cache H2O ahead of time.

I love to keep my max water haul to 6 or 7 liters whenever possible...Avg of 10 mile days is perfect. Maybe extend to 15 when necessary.