We started about 8 30 driving out to Death Valley. We drove 405 to 14 to China Lake, to Ridgecrest and we had Burger King. Passing Ridgecrest was Fossil Falls, which we had never seen before. There was a fall and the rocks are worn smooth. Very slippery. We walked the dog, no one there.
After that we drive to Keough Hot Springs, well, the dirt road before it and we sit in the hot springs. Of course Gracie wanted to find rocks. She loves the warm water. Some guy came by with just a shirt on, no pants. HAHAHAHA
We then went past Lone Pine and went to DeLaCour Ranch. What a lovely place 9.7 miles from Lone Pine off of Horseshoe Meadows Road. We saw Jose Luis Sandaval. The cabin was AMAZING. There is a roll away bed, and a loft where there is another queen/double bed.
The pot belly stove was lit, and it was warm. Outside was COLD, maybe 45. There are other cabins but the one we were in was the best. There is a little kitchen, a small frig, small shower and toilet and small closet space.
We settled in for the night after having the ribs at Copper Top BBQ.
It was so hot that KR turned off the heat in the middle of the night and could not figure out to turn it back on. It also started sleeting in the middle of the night.
MONDAY we pack up and drive down to Lone Pine to meet Jose at Alabama Hills Cafe where we had ordered take out brekkie to his house.
We had brekkie and then started on our Death Valley National Park.
There was NO one on the road, just about. We drive up to the hills, through the fog. Padre Crowley Point, was in the fog too. We past Panamint Springs. We stop at Stovepipe Wells. No more than a dozen cars. Then we started driving to Cottonwood Canyon.
We were hoping to see water and let Gracie play, but we drove all the way into the end of the Canyon, and no water........
We saw some cars, not many. Then it was past Mesquite Sand Dunes. Then Devil's Cornfield. Saw wild burros on the road. Then into Beatty, Nevada, so we can get to a motel that took dogs.
The ATOMIC Inn was so interesting. We had room 13. Two double beds, small bathroom, microwave and and frig. We went to Gema's for dinner. KR had chicken Adobo and it was great.
I had left over salad that we brought.
TUESDAY we had some coffee and a little left over of philly cheese meat, and KR ordered brekkie burrito from Gema's and we were off. For the first hour we did not see a car in front of us or behind us (going the same direction).
We stopped at Rhyolite, the ghost town, There was a origami crane, the last dinner with Jesus via fiberglass that looked like ghosts.
KR had looked at Titus Canyon before we left so he was pretty excited to go into the canyon. NINE MILES later, we see this tow truck and a big cargo van behind him. Well, the lady in the van had gotten stuck so that the canyon is NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED !!!!! KR was so sad and mad.
We drove to the other side and walked the canyon about half mile. The cliffs rise above the road, but we were not able to go.
We then went to Zabrieski Point, where there were many 7 cars, with the bathrooms completely locked. We then went to Old Harmony Borax Work. In Baker, we saw the largest theromometer which was closed. KR had a Fatburger burger plus a cup of coffee from Coffee Bean & Tea Leafs.
We then drove home. WITH NO TRAFFIC on the 15, 60, 57, 91 110 all the way. It was 6:21 and we were finally home, We unpacked, had some dumplings for dinner and went to bed.
My rocking was really great driving on the dirt roads, but when we stop, oh my rocking is so so bad. So I upped my meds a little bit. Does not seem to help much.
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