Death Valley 2022/23

[Beardilocks]

The Southern End of DV got a bit of rain early last week.  Frankly it dumped on the Ashford/Jubilee/Harry Wade area.  First time with full thunderbolts and lightning in Death Valley.  It wasn’t however very very frightening until the wind gusts topped 70mph and my truck started rocking violently.  Which was a good wake up call to get the yell out of the wash I was camped in, as the water had started rushing down the slopes.  😂

Harry Wade became a river.  Which would have been easily avoidable if they’d knocked out the drainages after the last grading instead of just making one huge trench.  🙄

This is after the worst of it had come through 




There were at least 2 low clearance cars that got were stranded out there after this.  Some of the cross cuts in the road were pushing two feet deep.  There was only a 4% chance of rain so I don’t blame them at all.