Death Valley 2022/23

[Beardilocks]

The next few days were chasing various targets right in the population heart.  Traffic was very heavy.  There's a stupid amount of people in DV right now.  

Most of the hikes were fun and always in areas that I may never see again.  Really cool areas that few people venture off into.  But also fairly mundane from a documentation angle.  I'll spare y'all the boring parts.

After checking most of our leads and checking off a couple of peaks or areas of interest, and with Easter weekend fast approaching, we headed back to Kit Fox Hills for some further exploring in a canyon that we'd been stopped in the last time we were out here. 

Really gorgeous area.


The canyon in question.  You can see why it looked interesting on satellite.  It was also a nightmare to try to navigate.




One of our satellite targets.


Great views.


Trying to navigate the canyon.  It was mostly tunnels and false bridges that were extremely difficult to scramble over/between.






Eventually it got a bit too hairy.  Crawling through these tunnels is extremely risky due to the loose nature of the material.  I did one last drop down a 5ft dryfall inside of a tunnel and then called it quits.  


After seeing this canyon, it's really amazing how easy to navigate Bridge Canyon is (one canyon over that we explored last week).  This canyon is just choked and impossible.  Bridge Canyon is a walk in the park in comparison.  Lol.  A very beautiful area to explore.  

Now it's time to resupply and recuperate while this High passes through the area.  And hide at elevation.  Where will I head next?  No clue.  But I'm not in DV just yet.