North Road open

[DeathValleyDazed]

Once I camped at the wash at the bottom of the road and walked up.  There were definitely some oil stained rocks along the route and that sloughed off portion seemed intimidating.  We walked up, and then traversed the Racetrack, climbed most of the way up Ubehebe Peak, and wandered back down for dinner.  I was pretty damn fit in those days.

Your comment is so spot on for me personally because when I located and watched the video of those two old guys driving down Lippincott I actually thought what a great idea it would be for me to hike up the damned road instead of the rough and tumble drive (I do not like technical driving over rough terrain and only do so when necessary to reach a destination.) 

And then I discover that you've already completed the hike. Very impressed am I. Please post any images you have of that adventure. Now replicating you path up to the playa and maybe scouting out a different return loop is on my DEVA bucket list. I'd much rather hike than drive. 

I believe that you'd love completing a non rushed hike to the summit of Ubehebe Peak especially early morning or near sunset with the fabulous 360 degree views. In some ways it's as expansive as Dantes View. Here's my feeble attempt to capture this fun end to the scramble. Once on the peak ridge line it's not as technical as it may appear. I wish I had done a focused zoom onto the Lippincott Road from up there but I didn't know exactly what I was looking at back then. BTW, as you know, the trail up to Ubehebe Peak is not as steep or technical as one might conclude from the video because most of my shots are from the ridge peering down that steep south slope into the Racetrack.