Death Valley 2022/23

[Beardilocks]

The next day we planned to hit a bunch of LPBs in the area btw Breakfast & Golden Canyons.  Even having studied it on Google Earth I was wholly unprepared for how difficult to traverse the terrain is.  Deeply gouged, steep, and loose was the order of the day.  I don't recommend anyone head out here unless they are VERY good on loose steep terrain.

Heading up.


Over the top you drop into a very nice little canyon that ends in one of the tall dryfalls on Badwater Rd that everyone sees on their drive south.  




Almost immediately we found a really nice bridge.  The terrain surrounding it is very difficult, so I doubt if too many people have ever seen it.  It was really pretty with the light behind it.  


A very awesome minor bridge.  You could duck-walk through it easily.  


Almost immediately past this we hit a set of dryfalls converging from several drainages.  


After a pretty sketchy loose bypass here's the top.


Another one a bit further up canyon.


Stunning views from the ridge lines when you managed to find a way up on top of one.  Sane routes were few and far between.






Lots of potential for bridges in these areas, but it's so hard to get from one target to the next due to the just how deeply cut the landscape is.