Tuesday, 29 August 2017
“As the crow flies” it’s not that far between Kings Canyon National Park and Death Valley National Park, but there are very limited routes across the Sierras. We had to drive all the way down to Bakersfield to get over the mountains. It also didn’t help that we needed to take time out in Bakersfield to get an oil change for the truck and pick up supplies.
“As the crow flies” it’s not that far between Kings Canyon National Park and Death Valley National Park, but there are very limited routes across the Sierras. We had to drive all the way down to Bakersfield to get over the mountains. It also didn’t help that we needed to take time out in Bakersfield to get an oil change for the truck and pick up supplies.
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| The first part of our drive was on small twisty backroads through the Sierra foothills. |
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| The grass was quite tall and very dry. The low sun angle highlighted all the ridges. |
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| I finally got to see Joshua trees. |
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| Just one more ridge away from Death Valley. |
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| Corkscrew Peak on the east side of Death Valley. It was a hot day -- our car thermometer peaked at 123°F (51°C) at Stovepipe Wells. |
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| We never encountered any rain, but we did see a partial rainbow while driving across Nevada. |
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| Nearing sunset. We got to Ely, Nevada rather late and splurged on a motel for the night. |
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