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Chloride city ghost town trip

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Took a nice trip today with 9 other jeeps to Chloride city (ghost town) in Death Valley. Perfect weather at 61F and to an area that most people will never be able to see. There is so much more to see when you have a jeep and get off the pavement. The area is a maze of roads and abandoned mine shafts everywhere you look.



















Local residents, wild Burros

 
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Damn... I really wanted to go on that trip too...
 
#7 ·
Yup
 
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My wife and I just got back from a trip out in DV weekend before last with the Desert Wranglers. Saturday we went up to Ubehebe Crater, down to Teakettle, then over Hunter Mountain and came out on Saline Valley Rd.

Sunday we went up Warm Springs Rd. Had lunch at the Geologists Cabin, then headed over Mengel Pass, checked out Barker Ranch, then down Golar Wash and stopped in Ballarat. Fun trip!

John
 
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I love going to Death Valley. Tons of off road trails to spectacular spots. I go about twice a year in the winter (never been there in the summer). It is an 8 hour drive for me to get there, but it is well worth the effort. Once you are more than a mile or two off a paved road you can camp wherever you want. It is very different from any other national park. Much more like the parks back in the old days. Not just a desert as a lot of people think. Lots of mountains to explore. Elevations from -280 feet to 10,000 feet. You can drive from a day time temperature of 100 degrees to a night time temperature of 30 degrees. As the open line from one of my guide books says about Death Valley "it is like pornography for geologists. All of the geology is stripped naked. " Planning a trip the first week of May. Spent time there back in November.
 
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I love going to Death Valley. Tons of off road trails to spectacular spots. I go about twice a year in the winter (never been there in the summer). It is an 8 hour drive for me to get there, but it is well worth the effort. Once you are more than a mile or two off a paved road you can camp wherever you want. It is very different from any other national park. Much more like the parks back in the old days. Not just a desert as a lot of people think. Lots of mountains to explore. Elevations from -280 feet to 10,000 feet. You can drive from a day time temperature of 100 degrees to a night time temperature of 30 degrees. As the open line from one of my guide books says about Death Valley "it is like pornography for geologists. All of the geology is stripped naked. " Planning a trip the first week of May. Spent time there back in November.
Am Geologist, can confirm, porn.:)

But really, that place is fantastic for field study work. Went there numerous times during college to make maps, hike around, and drink lots of beer.
 
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I love overland trips like that. Lots of dirt and wide open spaces. Not very technical so you aren't constantly bouncing up and down and side to side. A welcome break from the trails in the Pacific Coast Range.

Can't wait for the weather to improve. This summer, we'll be taking the rig to Eastern Oregon to the Steens Mountain area to chase wild horses (respectfully and from a distance). It's like one big ashtray over there.
 
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