Jeff Nicholson's photos with the keyword: Wildrose

death valley 5 - 02

death valley 5 - 02

Jeff Nicholson
12 Dec 2010 66
death valley 5 - 04

death valley 5 - 04

Jeff Nicholson
12 Dec 2010 61
death valley 5 - 03

death valley 5 - 03

Jeff Nicholson
12 Dec 2010 59
Looking down on the eastern Sierras and Owens Valley from the kilns.
death valley 5 - 05

death valley 5 - 05

Jeff Nicholson
12 Dec 2010 70
death valley 5 - 01

death valley 5 - 01

Jeff Nicholson
12 Dec 2010 66
Day four of this trip begins our first all-wheel drive trek into Death Valley. Entering from Panamint Valley's Wildrose Canyon Road, we climb past where my lousy Mazda overheated in 2005 and I was unable to hike Telescope Peak. About four miles past Wildrose Camp are these charcoal kilns from the mining era.
sierras - death valley 4 - 24

sierras - death valley 4 - 24

Jeff Nicholson
05 Sep 2010 52
This is as high as we got. I thought about driving farther up the next day after things cooled off, but felt ill prepared for the 14 mile, 3,000 ft hike up Telescope after spending time camping in this relentless heat.
sierras - death valley 4 - 21

sierras - death valley 4 - 21

Jeff Nicholson
05 Sep 2010 64
The heat spiked up to over 100 and we had to take refuge at an abandoned ranger station which had the only shade.
sierras - death valley 4 - 23

sierras - death valley 4 - 23

Jeff Nicholson
05 Sep 2010 49
Trying to drive up to the Mesquite campground which is 8,000 feet and hopefully cooler, but the car was overheating badly. It was not in the cards.
sierras - death valley 4 - 22

sierras - death valley 4 - 22

Jeff Nicholson
05 Sep 2010 63
sierras - death valley 4 - 19

sierras - death valley 4 - 19

Jeff Nicholson
05 Sep 2010 58
sierras - death valley 4 - 20

sierras - death valley 4 - 20

Jeff Nicholson
05 Sep 2010 59
sierras - death valley 4 - 18

sierras - death valley 4 - 18

Jeff Nicholson
05 Sep 2010 66
Also many jackrabbits popping in and out of cooler vegetation.
sierras - death valley 4 - 17

sierras - death valley 4 - 17

Jeff Nicholson
05 Sep 2010 51
The camp is deserted. Groups of quail-like desert birds (chukars, I think) kept making appearances.
sierras - death valley 4 - 16

sierras - death valley 4 - 16

Jeff Nicholson
05 Sep 2010 53
Arrived at Wildrose camp. We knew the valley floor could be 120 degrees, but thought this spot at 4,000 ft elevation, which we visited in the freezing cold in March, would be pleasant in July. It was very hot!
death valley 3 - 72

death valley 3 - 72

Jeff Nicholson
29 Jul 2010 60
death valley 3 - 71

death valley 3 - 71

Jeff Nicholson
29 Jul 2010 67
Love these formations at the beginning of Emigrant Caynon resembling cliff dwellings.
death valley 3 - 70

death valley 3 - 70

Jeff Nicholson
29 Jul 2010 51
death valley 3 - 69

death valley 3 - 69

Jeff Nicholson
29 Jul 2010 46
Wildrose camp. Only about 4,000 feet high but really cold for camping this time of year (so we didn't).
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