2023-09-21, 07:24 AM
The hike up into Hellfire Canyon (one north of Natural Bridge Canyon) is a nice little hike with a number of side canyons to explore depending on how much scrambling/climbing you/your group want to do.
If you've never done a hike across the main valley/salt pan, I always recommend everyone do that at least once. Whether from the ranch @ furnace across by the old Corduroy Bridge or hiking near the old road to Salt Creek and continuing across the valley.
I've heard Jayhawker Canyon is nice, but I'm not sure about difficulty of access if Emigrant Rd is still completely closed.
With how little could still be open by then, I would recommend a hike to Panamint dunes and possibly further up into the canyon that becomes Lee Wash eventually. Or one of the mines up in that end of Panamint valley. Digonnet discusses these in depth.
Eureka dunes might be open from the west and is well worth it, but not in a direct route to Furnace Creek.
One of my favorite things about Death Valley is the ability to point and shoot. See something cool? Park & hike to it.
Hit us up with any oddball location ideas. Or if more roads open up.
Cheers.
If you've never done a hike across the main valley/salt pan, I always recommend everyone do that at least once. Whether from the ranch @ furnace across by the old Corduroy Bridge or hiking near the old road to Salt Creek and continuing across the valley.
I've heard Jayhawker Canyon is nice, but I'm not sure about difficulty of access if Emigrant Rd is still completely closed.
With how little could still be open by then, I would recommend a hike to Panamint dunes and possibly further up into the canyon that becomes Lee Wash eventually. Or one of the mines up in that end of Panamint valley. Digonnet discusses these in depth.
Eureka dunes might be open from the west and is well worth it, but not in a direct route to Furnace Creek.
One of my favorite things about Death Valley is the ability to point and shoot. See something cool? Park & hike to it.
Hit us up with any oddball location ideas. Or if more roads open up.
Cheers.
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