I’m a sucker for views featuring massive waves of sand that have come to define our idea of a desert. While less than 1% of the park actually contains sand dunes, the characteristics of these places are what most people imagine when they think of Death Valley. Thanks to millions of years of wind, weather…
Deserted in the Desert – Mine and Mill Ruins of Death Valley
Steel doors to the mines in the side of mountains sit ajar as if the last worker forgot to close it. Crumbled walls of century-old ghost towns stand awkwardly in the contrasting desert around it. Mine carts, once used time and time again for transporting ore, sit immobile on the broken tracks. These are the…
Death Valley Ghost Towns
Nestled between dramatic mountains and in the arid land of the desert are the ghost towns of Death Valley National Park. Examples of what life was like a century ago still remains in the silence of these majestic abandoned places, waiting hopelessly for someone to come by and reinvigorate them. Map of Death Valley Ghost…
Rhyolite Ghost Town – A Worthy Death Valley Detour
It’s no secret that California was once a haven for mining hopefuls coming from all over to get their hands on newly-discovered ore deposits. That was no different in the vast deserted land around Death Valley National Park where ghost towns are more common than wildlife. While exploring Death Valley, take a short detour to…
Goldwell Open Air Museum: Funky Desert Decor in Death Valley
It’s not often you’re driving out in the arid abyss and stumble upon an outdoor sculpture museum. A few miles outside of Death Valley in Nevada you’ll find just that, the Goldwell Open Air Museum with some seriously funky decor plopped right out in the middle of the desert. Where is the Goldwell Open Air…
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