[gps-talkusers] Re: Death Valley
- From: "Jerry Hogan" <jerryhogan5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:11:34 -0600
I have spent much time in the desert with the California National Guards in
Fort Erwin and it get around 145 degree ground temp acorse and the water
Evaporator system work like a freezer in the desert
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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Baracco, Andrew W
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It is a popular winter vacation site, and there are folks who spend the
entire winter there. Temps are mild, and it doesn't really start getting
hot until May.
Andy
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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
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Subject: [gps-talkusers] Death Valley
In case we don't have any listers who can stick up for Death Valley
California, I thought I'd take a virtual tour and tell you what I found.
Mostly what you hear about Death Valley iks that is a couple hundred
feet below sea level and has temperatures of 120 degrees in the summer.
I knew a guy once who ran from there to the top of the highest mountain,
some 14000 feet I think. He trained by riding a stationary bike in a
sauna.
I had to search out 42 miles before I found a restaurant. It was in the
town of Trona. There is a place called Breakfast Canyon but it isn't a
restaurant.
You get a lot of points from the GNIS database. Several of these points
are springs, something that could be rather useful in this type of
environment. There are a couple mines too.
Rattlesnake, Gulch sounds like a hot spot.
How about West Side Borax Camp with an elevation of minus 255 feet.
Don't forget Stovepipe Wells. There is even an airport there.
Devils cornfield must have an interesting history.
The Jean Lemoigne grave is mentioned as a POI. I wonder who she was.
The Death Valley airport is in Furnace Creek with an elevation of 214
feet. There is even a Furnace Creek Golf Course.
There are a couple camp grounds and even a Death Valley Museum.
Go up a few thousand feet to reach Hells Gate, part of the Funeral
mountains where you will also find Coffin Peak, elevation 5503 feet.
There is Telescope Peak at 11,049 feet.
The highest peak I found was Lone Pine Peak at 12,994 feet.
So granted, it is not Disney Land but there are hidden treasures to be
found almost anywhere you go in the world. In this case, you might want
to be a cactus collector to benefit the most from Death Valley.
I do believe I will have to go there sometime to check it out and to add
some points of interest. I have to believe there are restaurants which
just haven't made it into the database.
Mike
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