Death Valley National Park Road Trip - How You DON'T Want It To End
Death Valley National Park Road Trip
If you're not a big fan of the heat, but want to know what it's like inside Death Valley, this Death Valley tour video might help. This is the road trip my friend and I took just before summer.
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Death Valley is one of the hottest places in the world. It’s also a short 4 hour drive away from Los Angeles. With summer approaching, I wanted to take a road trip out to Death Valley before it got too hot.
My friend Bobby went with me. Neither of us had been, yet. We were only there two days yet I’d say we did learn how to road trip Death Valley successfully by failing at a few things first.
Here are some basic tips to get you started:
Bring a hat, sunscreen, and lots of water. And make sure you are 100% confident in whatever car you are taking out there. The conditions are rough. There’s virtually no cell phone service and no relief from the sun if you get stranded. Also, Death Valley camping is a thing, but I suggesting you know what you're doing. Because we wanted to make things simple, we just stayed in a motel in Beatty, right outside the park.
As I said, we planned on making this road trip to Death Valley a simple one, but it turned out to be the opposite of that because of car trouble. I had to get my car towed. I’ll let the video explain that.
Here are some more tips if you’re traveling to Death Valley:
What to see when visiting Death Valley:
-Father Crowley Vista
-Rhyolite Ghost Town
-Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
-Badwater Basin
-Devil’s Golf Course
-Artist’s Drive
-Artist’s Palette
-Zabriskie Point (I don't know for certain, but this seemed to be a popular Las Vegas to Death Valley tour route destination. It was super crowded with lots of tour buses and people pouring out.)
-Dante’s View
My favorites:
Badwater Basin, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Artist’s Drive/Palette
Devil’s Golf Course was pretty cool too. But mainly just because it’s fun to walk on. It’s razor sharp though.
Also, If you road trip Death Valley, consider the car you bring because there are certain roads that are only good for high clearance vehicles. Most of top sights are all accessible via paved roads, but there are a few (like the Race Track) that aren’t.
Where to stay in Death Valley:
We stayed overnight in a town called Beatty. It’s right outside the east edge of Death Valley and much cheaper. There are also some town-like areas (used town very loosely) inside the park with hotels, cottages, and camp grounds. Consider staying in Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, or Panamint Springs. If you're looking for hotels near Death Valley, you don't have many options. I'd say Lone Pine to the west and Beatty to the east are your best options. Death Valley camping sites can be found all over the park. But again, make sure you know what you're doing and go in a cooler month.
We went in May to beat the heat, but it didn’t work. Death Valley weather is crazy. It was 110 and 111 the days we were there. The week before the weather was in the 90’s. The NP website actually says May is usually when it starts getting too hot for visitors.
I hope you enjoy watching our Death Valley tour via video. It was definitely quite the experience.
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Mystery of Death Valley's Moving Stones Solved
For decades, scientists have been trying to solve Death Valley's mystery of the moving stones. Now, two scientists say they have figured out what makes the rocks move on the desert floor. WSJ's Monika Auger reports.
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Devils Golf Course, Death Valley, CA, USA
Devil's Race Track, Death Valley
Hi Gang,
The Devil's race Track one of the most surreal unique mysterious places you will ever see. It is a dry lake bed located 27 miles down a 4 wheel drive road deep in Death Valley. I had heard about this place for many years and always wanted to see it. There is a phenomena that occurs no where else in the world. Rocks, no matter what the size move across the lake bed leaving long tracks in the mud. There are many theories how and why this happens but no one knows exactly how this occurs. The tracks last approximately 4 years so there is a constant reoccurrence of new tracks mixing and overlapping with older one.
The Devil's Race Track is so secluded and remote that not many people visit it and this is one of the reasons no one has seen the stones actually move.
There are special places in nature where you feel energy emitting from the earth. I have felt this in only a few places in my life and this is one of those places.
There are several theories how the rocks move. Wind is the predominate force that is involved in all the theories I have read about. It is fascinating. Look up the Devil's Race Track on Wiki or Google and see for yourself.
Hop you Enjoy!
Keith
Road to race track. Death Valley NP
Rough!!!
The racetrack in death valley
This video is of the racetrack in death valley, ca where rocks move on their own
Inside Death's Valley
Places Shown:
Ubehebe Crater
Race Track Playa
Mesquite Flat Dunes
Devil's Golf Course
Badwater Basin
Lava Tubes
The RaceTrack Death Valley
The RaceTrack Death Valley
Racetrack Playa Backcountry Road: Death Valley
Contemplative drive to the Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park.
Baker CA to Amargosa Valley via HWY 127 to HWY 95.. What a Beautiful Desolate Desert!
Filmed June 18th 2019
south end of the racetrack in Death Valley National Park
the great land of the sliding rocks!
Death Valley National Park - Racetrack Playa
Death Valley National Park - Racetrack Playa
Death Valley National Park - Titus Canyon
A trip down Titus Canyon, one of Death Valley National Parks most popular back country roads.
Devils' Golf Course-Death Valley
You can freeze frame the National Park sign at the beginning of the video for an explanation. Thanks and have a good day!! 9 iron?
Racetrack Playa Grandstand, Death Valley National Park
Racetrack Playa Grandstand, Death Valley National Park
Death Valley with Badwater, RaceTtrack , Devils golf course, and more
Photographs by of Bad Water, Devils Golf Course,23 Skidoo,Harmony Borax, and the Race Track
Road from Devils Race Track
Death Valley, Ca. 4/6/13
Death Valley - Grandstand Racetrack Playa - Recap
Greg Keraghosian and me (Doug Heinz), on top of the Grandstand in the Racetrack Playa at dusk, do a little commentary about 3 1/2 days in Death Valley. The grandeur of the Playa and the shadows of dusk loom over this semi-interesting recap.
I attempt to count to 3....no 4.
Race Track, The Moving Rocks of Death Valley
The moving rocks of death valley
racetrack road in the jeep-Death Valley Nat'l Park
continuing towards the racetrack!