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    Default One Night RoadTrip -- Death Valley Wildflowers


    On the 19th, Megan and I left the office early in the morning in search of desert wildflowers. There are fields of Desert Gold yellow flowers all along Ash Meadows Road between Pahrump and NV-371. Both sides of the road have dramatic displays of yellow flowers. We were hoping to find some Desert Five Spot -- but none were in any of the places we've found them in past "hunts."

    We did a couple of things we've not done for years -- explored a bit more of the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, stayed overnight at Panamint Springs and drove to the overlook at Dante's View.

    So here are some photos from the trip:


    Close-up of Desert Gold -- by far the most prevalent flower seen right now.


    Boardwalk on the Point of Rocks trail -- heading to the ponds


    Kings Spring is located along the boardwalk. This pond had a bunch of Dace fish in it.


    Fields of this glorious flower to be found in the northern sections of Panamint Valley


    Megan Edwards sitting at the redwood burl bar -- awesome bar at the Panamint Springs Resort.


    I am not sure what this plant is. Found in both Death Valley and surrounding Mojave -- excellent stands found along the road to Dante's View.


    Far snow-covered peak is Telescope Peak in the Panimint Mountains. Foreground is the rapidly receding Lake Manly located at Badwater.

    Mark
    Last edited by Mark Sedenquist; 03-22-2024 at 09:31 AM. Reason: added actual name of spring

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    Default Such an amazing place to have close by!

    What a great way to spend a night away ! Great photo's. We sat at that bar in Panamint Springs for a lunch stop, as we were on our way to you on our last visit!

    Dave

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    Default Food was quite good too.

    Dave,

    Over the years, we've had lunch at the Panamint Springs bar too -- but never had the time to stay overnight. The place has really expanded over the years. They now have glamping tents, a RV park, campground and the historic motel.

    We stayed overnight in one of the historic rooms -- pretty lovely.

    Food was quite good too.

    Mark

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    Default Just a Stray(nge) Note

    Mark, When this first showed up on the forum, with the title in bold indicating that it hadn't been opened yet, the title showed as "One Night Trip -- Death".

    AZBuck

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    Awesome adventure and cool shots ��

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    Quote Originally Posted by AZBuck View Post
    the title showed as "One Night Trip -- Death".
    I was probably editing the thread or something. Pretty funny.

    Mark

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    I was probably editing the thread or something. Pretty funny.

    Mark
    One Night RoadTrip -- Death...

    by Mark Sedenquist
    03-21-2024, 05:48 PM
    It still reads as Buck described on the 'Great American RoadTrip Forum' page. I must admit, my immediate reaction was that I thought it was a new book title.

    We stayed overnight in one of the historic rooms -- pretty lovely.

    Food was quite good too.
    Yes it's a great spot with decent food, we enjoyed a Hot dog and fries on the Balcony.

    Dave

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