Next morning we got up early and took the hotel shuttle the airport, and another shuttle from there on the 45 minute ride to our motorhome rental company. It was pretty far out in the East, and pretty small, but we got out motorhome without problems and very quickly. The guy there was very friendly and showed and explained everything. Not long and we were on the road in our new home for the next two weeks. The 24ft vehicle drives like a truck, but is easy to handle. We made a stop at a supermarket and stocked up for the coming two weeks. We paid about $200, and that lasted for the complete two weeks. There was very little we had left over and had to throw away at the end, and very little we had to buy while on the way...
Today, we went past Mojave in straight into the desert. At Mojave, we passed one of those desert airfields, where lots of aircraft are stored.
In the afternoon, we arrived at Death Valley National Park, an absolutely amazing park with desert landscapes that are mind boggling. It is hard to keep your camera down for a moment, since there are so many amazing sceneries. Maybe it is just because we are not used to the desert, but even if that is the case, we were blown away!
Happy Times!
Throughout Death Valley there are radiator water tanks
for overheated vehicles...
for overheated vehicles...
We found a nice campground in Death Valley. The following photos were taken at the campground, right next to our motorhome...
Next morning we went deeper into the park.
38 degrees at 9am! It got over 40 that day - piping hot wherever you go!
The desert lives! Tracks of various critters.
perspectives...
Harmony Borax Works was an old borax mine in the middle of the desert. These massive wagons were towed by 20 mules over many miles for processing.
If you click on the photo to enlarge it, you'll see a yellow circle in the mountain.
It shows a sign that indicates sea level (see next photo).
Zabariske Point, on the way out of the park.
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