Death Valley 2022/23

[Beardilocks]

Last week I checked off one last pictograph site and did a couple of summits with Brice in the NV triangle.  I had not ever explored this part of the park very much and I was surprised by how beautiful it was.  Not spectacular but gorgeous in it's own right.  

First stop was an old cave that has been used by as a shelter for hundreds if not thousands of years.  Plenty of more recent debris in the area.  




A few smaller glyphs were present in the area.




A little DStretch action to make them pop:




Several small rock walls dot the area, all of unknown age.


Climbing up out of the valley the views to the SE were amazing.


Came across a surprise granite wall.  You don't see a lot of this type of landscape in DEVA.




Quite a lot of fun to climb and navigate through.


View over Leadfield towards Mesquite Dunes & Stovepipe from the top of Boundary Peak 92.


Looking back towards Big Dune and the valley whose name escapes me.


We also summited Slate Peak but the climb just about killed me so no pics from there.  Lol.  It had started to get very hazy later in the day anyway.  

The next day I drove out to Strozzi Ranch since I was in the general area and had never been.  Helluva place to live.  Exactly the kind of place I'd like hole up someday.  Maybe I'll wait until after they perfect drone food delivery as the commute to the nearest store is... significant.


I love the space out here.


It just goes forever.