February 18–21, 2011
Another year, another trek to Nye County, Nevada.
There had been some weather forecasts that had called for some rain and perhaps snow on Friday. Fortunately for us, we didn’t need to spend the day in the casino wasting time and spending money. It was cold…but a couple of these scenes were remarkable.
Did I mention it was cold??
The next day, we’d decided that “The Road” may or may not be passable, so we would exit the park to the west, then we’d evaluate how we’d return to Beatty. A brief stop in Panamint Springs.
It was a good thing we’d chosen this routing for the day. I knew it snowed in the high desert; I’d never seen it like this. The temperatures were only slightly above freezing, and we were leery of any type of icing that may be on the road. Thus, this was taken at a much slower pace than normal.
At our normal lunch stop in Bishop, California, we actually ran across a driver that had taken “The Road” and it was passable! We’ll ride it in the opposite direction!
Another great weekend of riding!
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Another year, another trek to Nye County, Nevada.
There had been some weather forecasts that had called for some rain and perhaps snow on Friday. Fortunately for us, we didn’t need to spend the day in the casino wasting time and spending money. It was cold…but a couple of these scenes were remarkable.
Did I mention it was cold??
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| Getting all of the group together - Beatty, NV |
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| Heading to Daylight Pass Road - and Death Valley National Park, California. |
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| Dante's View - Note the increase in water in the valley. Death Valley National Park, California |
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| They made me lead...Death Valley National Park, California |
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| My first time in Artist's Pallet. A fun single-lane paved road to get to these vistas. |
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| I got this picture! Death Valley National Park, California |
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| Ghost Town - Rhyolite, Nevada |
The next day, we’d decided that “The Road” may or may not be passable, so we would exit the park to the west, then we’d evaluate how we’d return to Beatty. A brief stop in Panamint Springs.
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| Brief stop in Panamint Springs, California. The road we traveled in the line in the mountains in the background. |
It was a good thing we’d chosen this routing for the day. I knew it snowed in the high desert; I’d never seen it like this. The temperatures were only slightly above freezing, and we were leery of any type of icing that may be on the road. Thus, this was taken at a much slower pace than normal.
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| CA-190, west of Death Valley National Park, California |
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| CA-190, west of Death Valley National Park, California |
At our normal lunch stop in Bishop, California, we actually ran across a driver that had taken “The Road” and it was passable! We’ll ride it in the opposite direction!
Another great weekend of riding!
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| Prior to hitting "The Road" - near Big Pine, California |
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| Sierra Nevada mountains, California |
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