I just realized that I skipped a post about our ride around 20 Mule Team Canyon and out to Hole in the Wall when we were in Death Valley. Oops. 20 Mule Team Canyon For many people, nothing symbolizes Death Valley more than the famous Twenty Mule Teams. These “big teams” pulled massive wagons hauling …
Death Valley is full of ghost towns and mines. We’ve seen a lot of them over our travels through here and this was a repeat from 2019. We parked off the highway and rode mountain bikes up and back to it. It’s a lot of climbing, but the views on the way and at the …
Short and sweet, this hike out into Mosaic Canyon by Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley is a favorite. I hiked it before but the road to it was closed so I had to hike there and back which made it very long. Thankfully, this time we didn’t have to do that. The Death Valley area …
This ride is a repeat but well worth it. We rode it back in 2019 and remembered it being a great adventure so we decided to tackle it again. It’s a tough ride but worth it. Mountain bikes necessary. Inyo Mine lies 10 miles up a rocky gravel road that cuts through Echo Canyon (appropriately …
We’ve spent a few weeks in Death Valley over our years on the road since it’s warm in the winter. So we’ve already done a lot of what there is to do in the area. This two week stay we did a lot of new things including this ride out to Skidoo. Skidoo was initially …
Fall Canyon hike in Death Valley National Park is a doozy. It’s pretty remote, located in the far northern section of the park. While the parking lot can be busy because it shares with the Titus Canyon parking area, the hike is quiet. The hike is almost entirely on gravel and rocks. I don’t think …
There seem to be endless gravel roads that head up canyons in Death Valley though some are longer than others. We rode up Goler Canyon one day to Barker Ranch and back. Our ride was 15 miles with 2530’ of climbing. Goler Canyon To get to Goler Canyon we drove out a gravel road that …
Derek and I rode our bikes up to Aguereberry Point. We started from the Wildrose Campground and rode out and back for a total of 33 miles with 3745’ of climbing. The first half of the road is on pavement and climbs up through Death Valley on a little to no traffic road. I think …
Back in Bend we loved to eat at Wild Rose Thai; that place had THE BEST Thai food. The hike we did the other day had me thinking about that restaurant the whole way as we hiked up Wildrose Peak. Our hike was 8.7 miles with 2539′ of climbing up to the tippy top of …
Death Valley is well known for the Mesquite Dunes at Stovepipe Wells and Derek and I hiked those last time we were here. You can see pictures of that here. In the 2+ years on the road we also hiked White Sands National Park, and Great Sand Dunes National Park. The other day we hiked …