Death Valley Deep Dive 2024

[Beardilocks]

Sorry I've been MIA for a while on here.  The last week has been filled mainly with things that are sensitive or off limits to posting publicly online.  Sorry!

I had some business on the West slopes of the Funeral Mountains and on the way back I decided to summit the tallest of the Three Bare Hills.  I think someone has been a bad influence on me because it was absolutely unnecessary to do.  Quite the feat though at a whopping ~395ft.  But I think the prominence is more than that because the wash is below sea level. 



I also explored some of the very odd tracks in the area.  It seems like they were clearing paths that they never used.  As if a tiny grader went through but that was as far as it ever got.  Honestly it feels like a kid playing with a toy because I see no rhyme or reason for their meanderings.  Or a drunk guy on a Zamboni. 


There are a few loop ends like this. 





Over the hill.


Looking back from up on one of the Three Bare Hills.


Not a bad view of the valley from the top.


A quick look at USGS maps of various ages, I see no Jeep trails, mines, prospects, tourist attractions or anything else. It's a mystery.