2023-02-23, 09:09 PM
(2023-02-09, 07:52 PM)MojaveGeek Wrote: If you have not been to the Kilns I highly recommend it, and the road is fine for 2WD. Gets tough beyond. Wildrose peak is a great hike, or you can just hike the first two miles to the ridge and find some views down into the valley - awesome.
When are you going? I will be driving by the Pinnacles for the first time on 20 March or so and they seem to be something I must visit, but I don't know anything. If you learn stuff before then, please post!
I will be in the vicinity of Trona Pinnacles around March 2nd. I have seen YouTube videos of people who visited the Pinnacles so got a general sense of the area from those. Hopefully I can manage the road to the Pinnacles with 2WD, then probably would spend a night there. Then up Panamint Valley and see what attracts me to explore or hike around, as I drive along.
I have visited the Charcoal Kilns before -- years ago. First time was about 37 years ago...last time was probably over 15-20 years ago, so not recently. If the trail up to Wildrose Peak is do-able and not snow-covered, I might hike that again. I've done it at least once before, perhaps twice. Lovely hike as I recall.
Depending on what I find in Panamint Valley and how long I spend there, I expect to get to StovePipe Wells and Furnace Creek area March 6th or so.
In addition to re-visiting the main attractions in the Valley floor, and along the road to Scotty's Castle (Titus Canyon and Red Wall and Fall Canyon hikes) I hope to check out some of the landscape to the south of Death Valley, eg Funeral Mountains, Ibex Wilderness. I know nothing of this area, have never visited there. It may or may not be of interest...does anyone know if there is good hiking in those areas? I would be up for reasonable hiking, not any rough stuff like having to scramble over many large boulders.
I would need to be returning home by March 14 or 15th.