Death Valley 2022/23

[Beardilocks]

I’m playing catch up as I’ve been hiking and doing truck maintenance etc etc instead of keeping up in here.  

So the other day I went to check out what I think is Red Amphitheater canyon.  The label of RA on most maps makes zero sense: it a wide valley that’s neither red nor amphitheater-ish.  Somewhere along the line I saw a report of where it was ACTUALLY supposed to be.  I cannot remember the source for that right now. 


It’s a really pretty hike in a pretty deep canyon that changes character a few times on the way up. 














This supposedly the “real” Red Amphitheater.  Fits. 



Some of the rock slabs coming off have amazing texture.  Not sure what created this… obviously some old seabed or shoreline.  This piece was about 10ft across.  


I had to turn around at this point due to time constrictions.  But it looks like you could keep hiking up canyon and possible out the head at the top.  It looks on topo like there may be more narrows further up as well.