Death Valley 2022/23

[Beardilocks]

Oh, if your Wordpress account is public, send a link, I'm sure its a good read.

You mention food at SPW but I presume you mean eat in, or have they gone back to selling food at the gas station?  It seemed over the last years it went more and more into a souvenir stand and less into a place where you could buy a few essentials.  And..  $14 for a shower??  Wow.  Have you tried the "solar showers"?  I've used them for years both backpacking and car camping and they are great!  Get one if you don't have it, you'll be happy.

Cold, huh?  Well it is 18 here atm, and we are due for -20 wind chill Saturday night, so, my heart is bleeding for you   But I know the cold gets to ya when you are living it 24/7.

Well this thread has probably set a record number of postings pages and pages ago, loving it!

My old photo blog.  Not much for clever repartee but a brief history of my travels.  Have updated it in … almost 3yrs now.  Ouch.  
https://matthewvenn-pockets-full-of-dust...th-valley/ 

My references to “cold” and “windy” winter in DV were specifically aimed at outdoor showering.  So unless you’re showering outside up there in -20…. 🤨  Hahaha.  I don’t miss that level of cold, but I do occasional miss heat and shelter.  

SPW general store has a reasonable assortment of food stuffs.  Nothing particularly fresh (some pre-packaged sandwiches/lunch meat/cheese/etc and maybe an apple) but more than you might expect.  Not cheap but nowhere near as blatantly criminal as the Ranch.  I’ve never eaten at the restaurant there.  

I have a pretty nice shower set up on my truck.  I was rocking a heater exchanger running off my trucks coolant system but it started leaking a few months back and I had to disconnect it.  Eventually I’ll fix that…

Do I win anything for having the longest winded thread yet on the site?   Lol.  I’d love a copy of Hunts book.  Haha.