This magnificent white, 3-story, 18,500 square foot Italian Renaissance-style mansion was built in 1906 originally for the Stimson family in Pasadena’s “Millionaire’s Row”. Its nickname was the Shadows, due to the patterns cast from the trees shadows which once danced on the lavish lawns. Most of the trees have been taken away so you get more of a view of…
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One of the more well-known places in Death Valley is the Devil’s Golf Course. It’s a great stop to make, showing one of the more otherworldly landscapes which the National Park has to offer. We turned off of Badwater Road and drove the 1.3-miles on yet another gravel road to the parking area. We had to wait for a minute…
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JPL – NASA right here in our backyard! I will fully admit to being a complete space nerd. Anything to do with celestial bodies hurtling through the vast vacuum above at thousands of miles per hour pulls me into its gravitational field. There are so many questions and mysteries about our Universe, thinking about what other planets look like on their surface,…
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The unpaved 2.3-mile road leading to the Mosaic Canyon trail is almost directly opposite Stovepipe Wells campground. After lunch, we decided to take a gander. Mosaic Canyon trail is a moderate 4-mile out and back trek through a slot canyon, where there are several dry waterfalls to clamber over. The beginning of the hike looks very similar to the Desolation…
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The name Desolation Canyon implies it all. Plus it isn’t a signposted area, which makes this hike far less crowded than others. The access road, like most here in Death Valley, is unpaved but easy enough for a two-wheel-drive. It is only half a mile to the small parking area and is visible from the road. Parking at the trailhead,…
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