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Rhyolite Ghost Town – Death Valley National Park

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Although the Rhyolite Ghost Town is not technically part of Death Valley National Park, it does sit just outside of the park’s eastern entrance headed toward Beatty, Nevada.

There is a small museum located just to the south of the town which has many ghost related statues outside. There is an old train station and a “bottle house” that appear to be maintained.

Oh, the girls attended school at the Rhyolite Schoolhouse. Check it out!

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Rhyolite Ghost Town
https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/historyculture/rhyolite-ghost-town.htm
Beatty, Nevada 89003
GPS coordinates: 36.899786, -116.830156
https://goo.gl/maps/aK2TwNJGFnMFNPyf7


Artist Drive – Death Valley National Park

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Artist Drive as it is called on the signs or Artist’s Drive as the road is named is a very beautiful drive. There are many colors and variations of colors in the rocks along this drive.

Do not take large vehicles or trailers down this road as it is limited to 25 feet and with good reason.

Join us by watching the video as we make this very scenic drive.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Artist Drive – Death Valley National Park
https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/tour-artists-drive.htm
GPS coordinates: 36.329969, -116.828165
https://goo.gl/maps/511TgTHfGnuwAP4Q7


Harmony Borax Works – Death Valley National Park

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Harmony Borax Works was only operated for 5 years from late 1883 to 1888.

Transporting the finished product from deep within Death Valley to market was difficult, and an efficient method was devised. The Harmony Borax operation became famous by using large mule teams and double wagons which hauled borax across the long overland route to Mojave. The image of a “20-mule team” persists to this day and has become the symbol of the borax industry in this country.

The is not much left to see but it was still awesome.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Harmony Borax Works Interpretive Trail
https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/historyculture/harmony.htm
Furnace Creek, CA 92328
GPS coordinates: 36.480039, -116.873208
https://goo.gl/maps/xeA5DYPtVxbS8BS39


Driving in Death Valley National Park

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Death Valley National Park is the hottest, driest, and lowest National Park. It holds the record temperature of 134 degrees and Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level.

Quoted from the nps.gov website “In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life survives in Death Valley.”

This video simply shows part of the drive between popular scenic locations. We created 6 other videos of these scenic locations. Pleas check them out as well.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Death Valley National Park
https://www.nps.gov/deva
GPS coordinates: 36.330788, -116.832230
https://goo.gl/maps/Szk1ki64FMV9ooTz7


Devil’s Golf Course – Death Valley National Park

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The Devil’s Golf Course was named after the 1934 National Park Service guide book to Death Valley National Monument stated that “only the devil could play golf” on its extremely serrated surface.

The saltpan was once a deep lake that has disappeared. While the saltpan at Badwater periodically floods, then dries, Devil’s Golf Course lies in a part of the Death Valley salt pan that is several feet above flood level. Without the smoothing effects of flood waters, the silty salt at Devil’s Golf Course grows into fantastic, intricately detailed pinnacles.

This is part of our Season 3 Part 2 and was filmed in the second half of 2019.

Devil’s Golf Course – Death Valley National Park
https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/check-out-devils-golf-course.htm
https://www.nps.gov/tripideas/death-valley-must-see-spots-in-1-3-hours.htm
GPS coordinates: 36.285799, -116.824829
https://goo.gl/maps/sQrSdLNCDWhN8sSk6


Beatty RV Park Review

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We ended up staying at Beatty RV Park because our camper is too big for the campgrounds at Death Valley National Park. In case you did not know, the campgrounds at most national parks were designed a long time ago at a time when most campers were smaller. Since we were on the Nevada size, we looked for an RV park or campground in the nearest town.

Beatty RV Park was packed each night and, except for the weekend, mostly cleared out each day.

The Beatty RV Park is very basic but does have showers and a laundry facility. The best part about the park is that it is only $25 per night which includes electric, water, and sewer at each site. The owner/manager was a really nice guy and liked to chat.

If you plan to visit Death Valley National Park from here, be sure to fill your fuel tanks in Beatty. You will save at least 30% compared to the fuel stations in Death Valley.

Beatty RV Park
https://www.beattyrvpark.com
6333 Nevada Hwy. 95 N, Beatty, NV 89003
GPS coordinates: 36.945482, -116.716787