Mark and Thomas in the Desert

Mark's view of Saline Valley from Hunter Canyon

Click on the thumbnails to get the larger versions. Best when viewed on a monitor which supports many colors. Most of these pictures were taken by Mark.

This was a row of ten kilns left by miners up at about 5,000 feet, at the top of Wildrose Canyon. This is the view west from Wildrose Canyon. A startling land formation off the side of the road. Mark and I agreed, we need to put ourselves in more of these pictures - we need a sense of scale. This is the near the mouth of Mosaic Canyon, in Death Valley proper. The left wall of this canyon is a beautiful marble, while the right wall explains the name. Mosaic Canyon widens as you get further back, and the patterns of erosion become visible. This is Rainbow Canyon, which runs into the Panamint Valley. Oh, and that's Mark. This is a view of Panamint Valley from the north. This is an excellent view of the geological richness of this area. Note the Panamint Dunes. We arrived at our camp site in Saline Valley the second night just as light was slipping way. We drove in with my Saturn, but I would not recommend others try the same. The rode is rough, and I envied the 4-wheel drive high suspension vehicles which kept passing me. Sunrise in Saline Valley. Our campsite view in Saline Valley. We headed on a short hike up Hunter Canyon, which is at the center of this picture. These are the Inyo Mountains, which rise 10,000 feet in a few miles on the west side of Saline Valley. The entrance to Hunter Canyon is soft and rocky. Water flows in a stream through reeds and grass. This was the first of two waterfalls, which required us to scramble up the rocks on the right. Mark went past this second waterfall. If you can spot him here, you have good eyes. This abandoned car is so hideous, it has its own beauty. It was left at an abandoned mining camp right outside Hunter Canyon.