Pyramid Peak From Hole In The Wall

[DeathValleyDazed]

On a clear October 2020 morning hike from upper Hole In The Wall parking to the base of Pyramid Peak and circle back northwest over a major ridge line back to the start. See a bighorn ram rack and skeleton, colorful geology and chiffon blue flowers. Off on the west horizon lays the Sierra Nevadas.

The area explored is south west of The Red Cathedral.

[color=var(--ytcp-link-color)]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fipijUXgZE[/color]

[MojaveGeek]

I believe those "blue flowers" are leaves of California Bearpoppy, an endangered species. I think of them in more like gypsom soil and am not a botanist but that's what I'd guess they are. I like them. Nice!

And it looks like you found the secret red stratum back in there on the way out Did you know you'd find it? I discovered it once and told Steve Hall who may have posted more info about how to get to it at his great DV hikes web site.

[DeathValleyDazed]

And it looks like you found the secret red stratum back in there on the way out   Did you know you'd find it?  I discovered it once and told Steve Hall who may have posted more info about how to get to it at his great DV hikes web site.

Yes, MG and Steve Hall dropped a comment in my video. Funny thing, I did NOT know this side wall was in fact The Red Amphitheater until Steve Hall and now you identified it as such. 

Due to the confusion around where and what is The Red Amphitheater I'll be starting a new thread on this topic just for fun and maybe giggles. 

BTW - I just reviewed all of your fantastic panoramas again and thoroughly enjoyed them. Those memories you have with your family on your various trips to DEVA are worth more than all the gold mined out of this marvelous spot on the Earth. Thanks again for helping light my fire of desire for all things DEVA back when I first joined the previous forum. You really helped me pursue The Blue Mountain exploration.

[MojaveGeek]

Hey, I may have turned you on to the Blue Mountain but you are the one who aced it! And I found the Blue Mountain only because Kauri had explored and shared Borax BM. It is exactly that aspect of this forum that I have enjoyed the most. I may have started before you, but I too have gotten a lot of good from our long history.

The Red Amphitheater was a fun find because I had been in the area and not seen much red but it seemed strange to have the USGS maps label a non-existent feature. So I spent a lot of time looking at pixels in the satellite images to find some red - which is a bit hard since it's mostly on vertical walls. But I known you were going to the area I would have insisted you get in there!

I am glad you enjoy the panos. As I age, I realize the most precious thing I can create is memories, and the photos are just a way of reminding me of the real high resolution real life experience. Until I retired I had 5 monitors side by side, so I could display some of those panos in about 13K horizontal pixels all along one wall. Whenever I was having a tough day at work, I'd just sit in front of those for a while and chill.

You get out into some wild and uncharted places. You make good expeditions to fun spots that are not necessarily major landmarks or peaks. That is a great way to get solitude. Though Sentinel, as I said, that's one tough peak to bag You'll like Porter, it's so much easier!