3 Bish LoneP Badwtr by SpecialK

2 Rcrst AlHlls Mnz Lws

4 Pah Arm ZPt Sho Bar

1 V'ville-Rburg-Trona

2 Rcrst AlHlls Mnz Lws

3 Bish LoneP Badwtr

4 Pah Arm ZPt Sho Bar

5 Bars OroG Vvil

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080326-4857SofKeoughSprMoon

Heading back south, south of Keough Springs.

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080326-4859LonePineTreeSign

Just coming into Lone Pine is this tree and info sign. The tree is a pendunculate oak tree from Sherwood forest, England, and was planted as a sprout about 1900, here on the old Harvey Ranch.

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080326-4860LonePineRoadSign

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080326-4861LonePineErthqkCemSign

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080326-4862LonePineCemMrkr

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080326-4863LonePineErthqkCem

This is a little cemetery honoring the 27 victims of a major earthquake in the area on March 26,1872

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080326-4866LonePineCem

Diagonally across the street is this 'normal' cemetery.

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080326-4868DolomiteMines

Now headed toward Death Valley on Hwy 136 on the east side of Owens Lake. Actually, I'm on Dolomite Loop which runs mostly parallel to Hwy 136 through the town of Dolomite (now gone?).

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080326-4871DolomiteMrkr

This marker says the dolomitic limestone mines are still in operation and in fact are the largest in the US. Found in 1862, the remote location delayed actual mining operations until 1885.

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080326-4872DolomiteMrkr

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080326-4873KeelerRdSign

Keeler.

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080326-4875KeelerIntersection

Hwy 136 seems old enough. Apparently there is another, older one.

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080326-4876KeelerWall

What looks like a building in the previous shot is just a wall now.

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080326-4877KeelerBeach

As the slightly sarcastic, though accurate, note on the surfboard says, 'the beautiful setting is provided by the LA water district' which diverted most of the water to the Los Angeles region.

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080326-4879KeelerBldg

Keeler stamp mill.

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080326-4881CerroGordoPlaque

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080326-4883ElectricRepair

Working on the power lines near Keeler.

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080326-4885DarwinMrkr

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080326-4890PadreCrowleyPlaque

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080326-4893CrowleyPtShadow

Me and my shadow looking toward Rainbow Canyon at Crowley Point.

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080326-4895CrowleyPtPeople

I think these are the German tourists who asked me to take a picture of them with their camera.

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080326-4897CrowleyPtView

Crowley Pt view.

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080326-4898PanamintSprSign

This is about 1/4 of Panamint Springs.

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080326-4899PanamintSprCafe

This is the main/only restaurant. Just down the road, the only gas station was selling gas for $5.39 a gallon.

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080326-4900StovepipeWellsCtr

Stovepipe Wells is one of the large, touristy areas of Death Valley.

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080326-4901BurnedwgnsPtMrkr

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080326-4902BurnedWagonsPt

Not sure if the firetruck is part of it, but this is 'Burned Wagons Point', across the street from the Stovepipe Wells center. In 1849, some of the Jayhawk group burned their wagons, killed some oxen for food, and continued on foot out of the valley.

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080326-4903StovepipeWellsRngrStn

This is the ranger station at Stovepipe Wells, where I paid my $20 entrance fee.

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080326-4906StovepipeWellsDunes

Two miles down the road are the Stovepipe Wells dunes.

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080326-4909DevilsCornfield

Near the same location are these plants in an area known as 'The Devil's Cornfield'.

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080326-4913SofWell

On a road to the actual Stovepipe Wells is this bit of history. The tracks parallel the edge of the lighter-colored sand.

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080326-4916StovepipeWell

It should be 'Stovepipe Well' as there is only one. When the shifting sands started to obliterate the well, a length of stovepipe was jammed into it as a marker.

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080326-4918StovepipeWellMrkr

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080326-4919StovepipeWell

Boarded up now. The skull is a nice bit of tourist attraction.

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080326-4920StovepipeWell

The fitting comes from Indiana.

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080326-4923SofSaltCrkFlowers

South of Salt Creek was this sign of life.

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080326-4924BoraxWorksPlaque

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080326-4925BoraxWorks

This is the Harmony borax works.

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080326-4927BoraxWorks

More of the borax works.

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080326-4928BoraxWorksPlaque

One of the info plaques has this photo of how it was when it was.

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080326-4929BoraxWorksPlaque

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080326-4930BoraxWorks

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080326-4931BoraxWorksPlaque

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080326-4932BoraxWorks

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080326-4934BoraxWorksPlaque

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080326-4935BoraxWorksPlaque

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080326-4936BoraxWorksWagons

Visitors read the info about the wagons.

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080326-4937BoraxWorksPlaque

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080326-4938FurnaceCrWagons

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080326-4940GoldenCynEntr

This is the entrance to Golden Canyon.

080326-4857SofKeoughSprMoon 43 views

080326-4859LonePineTreeSign 39 views

080326-4860LonePineRoadSign 39 views

080326-4861LonePineErthqkCemSign 39 views

080326-4862LonePineCemMrkr 39 views

080326-4863LonePineErthqkCem 39 views

080326-4866LonePineCem 39 views

080326-4868DolomiteMines 39 views

080326-4871DolomiteMrkr 39 views

080326-4872DolomiteMrkr 39 views

080326-4873KeelerRdSign 39 views

080326-4875KeelerIntersection 40 views

080326-4876KeelerWall 39 views

080326-4877KeelerBeach 39 views

080326-4879KeelerBldg 37 views

080326-4881CerroGordoPlaque 26 views

080326-4883ElectricRepair 26 views

080326-4885DarwinMrkr 26 views

080326-4890PadreCrowleyPlaque 26 views

080326-4893CrowleyPtShadow 27 views

080326-4895CrowleyPtPeople 26 views

080326-4897CrowleyPtView 26 views

080326-4898PanamintSprSign 26 views

080326-4899PanamintSprCafe 26 views

080326-4900StovepipeWellsCtr 27 views

080326-4901BurnedwgnsPtMrkr 26 views

080326-4902BurnedWagonsPt 26 views

080326-4903StovepipeWellsRngrStn 26 views

080326-4906StovepipeWellsDunes 26 views

080326-4909DevilsCornfield 26 views

080326-4913SofWell 31 views

080326-4916StovepipeWell 31 views

080326-4918StovepipeWellMrkr 33 views

080326-4919StovepipeWell 31 views

080326-4920StovepipeWell 31 views

080326-4923SofSaltCrkFlowers 31 views

080326-4924BoraxWorksPlaque 31 views

080326-4925BoraxWorks 31 views

080326-4927BoraxWorks 31 views

080326-4928BoraxWorksPlaque 31 views

080326-4929BoraxWorksPlaque 31 views

080326-4930BoraxWorks 31 views

080326-4931BoraxWorksPlaque 31 views

080326-4932BoraxWorks 31 views

080326-4934BoraxWorksPlaque 31 views

080326-4935BoraxWorksPlaque 28 views

080326-4936BoraxWorksWagons 29 views

080326-4937BoraxWorksPlaque 28 views

080326-4938FurnaceCrWagons 28 views

080326-4940GoldenCynEntr 29 views

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