395_9587.JPG:Look closely and you can see the "Sea Level" sign on the mountain, up sorta near the top center
395_9588.JPG:Spiffy new boardwalk at Badwater
395_9589.JPG:Badwater pool; the water isn't poisonous, just salty
395_9590.JPG:Peter on the Badwater basin
395_9591.JPG:Me on the Badwater basin
395_9592.JPG:Me on the Badwater basin
395_9593.JPG:Me on the Badwater basin
395_9594.JPG:Looking back at the mountain with the "Sea Level" sign
395_9594_label.JPG:The previous photo with the sea level sign marked
395_9595.JPG:Badwater basin
395_9596.JPG:Badwater basin
395_9597.JPG:Badwater basin
395_9598.JPG:Peter in front of the Badwater pool
395_9599.JPG:Panamint Range reflected in the Badwater pool
395_9600.JPG:Reflections in the Badwater pool
396_9601.JPG:Panamint Range reflected in the Badwater pool
396_9602.JPG:Reflections in the Badwater pool
396_9603.JPG:Salt and cracked mud in the Badwater pool
396_9604.JPG:Salt and cracked mud in the Badwater pool
396_9605.JPG:Desert Gold wildflowers blooming alongside Badwater Road
396_9606.JPG:Peter poses with Desert Gold wildflowers along Badwater Road
396_9607.JPG:Peter poses with Desert Gold wildflowers along Badwater Road
396_9608.JPG:Peter poses with Desert Gold wildflowers along Badwater Road
396_9609.JPG:Desert Gold wildflowers blooming alongside Badwater Road
396_9610.JPG:I'm not sure what this flower is...email me if you know!
396_9611.JPG:Desert Gold wildflowers blooming alongside Badwater Road
396_9612.JPG:Peter poses with Desert Gold wildflowers along Badwater Road
396_9613.JPG:The bikes pose with Desert Gold wildflowers along Badwater Road
396_9614.JPG:The bikes pose with Desert Gold wildflowers along Badwater Road
396_9615.JPG:The bikes pose with Desert Gold wildflowers along Badwater Road
396_9616.JPG:Desert Gold wildflowers blooming alongside Badwater Road
396_9617.JPG:The hills near Ashford Mill, south on Badwater Road
396_9618.JPG:Wildflowers near Ashford Mill
396_9619.JPG:The SVS near Ashford Mill
396_9620.JPG:The Superhawk near Ashford Mill
396_9621.JPG:Hills near Ashford Mill
396_9622.JPG:Hills near Ashford Mill
396_9623.JPG:I'm not sure what these flowers are...email me if you know!
396_9624.JPG:Hills near Ashford Mill
396_9625.JPG:Me, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9626.JPG:Me, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9627.JPG:Me, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9628.JPG:Me, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9629.JPG:Hills covered with Desert Gold wildflowers
396_9630.JPG:Me, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9631.JPG:Me, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9632.JPG:Along Badwater Road
396_9633.JPG:Me, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9634.JPG:Lots of Desert Gold wildflowers
396_9635.JPG:Lots of Desert Gold wildflowers
396_9636.JPG:Lots of Desert Gold wildflowers
396_9637.JPG:Peter, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9638.JPG:Me, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9639.JPG:Me, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9640.JPG:I'm not sure what these flowers are...email me if you know!
396_9641.JPG:Lots of Desert Gold wildflowers
396_9642.JPG:Peter, with lots of Desert Gold wildflowers, near Ashford Mill
396_9643.JPG:Lots of Desert Gold wildflowers
396_9644.JPG:I'm not sure what these flowers are...email me if you know!
396_9645.JPG:The bikes along Badwater Road
396_9646.JPG:The bikes along Badwater Road
396_9647.JPG:Peter along Badwater Road
396_9648.JPG:Badwater Road
396_9649.JPG:Neat rocks along Badwater Road, just south of Golden Canyon
396_9650.JPG:Neat rocks along Badwater Road, just south of Golden Canyon
396_9651.JPG:Peter with old flood damage in Golden Canyon
396_9652.JPG:Peter with old flood damage in Golden Canyon
396_9653.JPG:Peter with old flood damage in Golden Canyon
396_9654.JPG:Me in Golden Canyon
396_9655.JPG:Me in Golden Canyon
396_9656.JPG:Peter hiking up a quasi-trail in Golden Canyon
396_9657.JPG:Rock formations in Golden Canyon
396_9658.JPG:From atop a rock in Golden Canyon
396_9659.JPG:Me atop a rock in Golden Canyon
396_9660.JPG:Me atop a rock in Golden Canyon
396_9661.JPG:Me atop a rock in Golden Canyon
396_9662.JPG:Me atop a rock in Golden Canyon
396_9663.JPG:Flood damage near Furnace Creek Inn, Highway 190
396_9664.JPG:Flood damage near Furnace Creek Inn, Highway 190
396_9665.JPG:Flood damage near Furnace Creek Inn, Highway 190
396_9666.JPG:Scotty's Castle
396_9667.JPG:Scotty Castle, with the unfinished swimming pool in the foreground
396_9668.JPG:Scotty Castle, with the unfinished swimming pool in the foreground
396_9669.JPG:Ubehebe Crater, with my favorite National Park sign
396_9670.JPG:Ubehebe Crater
396_9671.JPG:Peter at Ubehebe Crater
396_9672.JPG:Ubehebe Crater
396_9673.JPG:Me at Ubehebe Crater
396_9674.JPG:Me at Ubehebe Crater
396_9675.JPG:Me at Ubehebe Crater
396_9676.JPG:Me at Ubehebe Crater
396_9677.JPG:Me at Ubehebe Crater
396_9678.JPG:Ubehebe Crater with the Panamint Range in the background
396_9679.JPG:Peter at Ubehebe Crater
396_9680.JPG:Peter at Ubehebe Crater
396_9681.JPG:Peter and I, with our exciting earplugs, at Ubehebe Crater
396_9682.JPG:Peter saying something at Ubehebe Crater
396_9683.JPG:Volcanic ash at Ubehebe Crater
396_9684.JPG:Landscape at Ubehebe Crater
396_9685.JPG:Landscape at Ubehebe Crater
396_9686.JPG:Landscape at Ubehebe Crater
396_9687.JPG:Landscape at Ubehebe Crater
396_9688.JPG:Landscape at Ubehebe Crater
396_9689.JPG:The Superhawk and I at Ubehebe Crater
396_9690.JPG:The SVS along North Highway, coming south from Ubehebe Crater
396_9691.JPG:Along North Highway
396_9692.JPG:Along North Highway
396_9693.JPG:Along North Highway
396_9694.JPG:Along North Highway
396_9695.JPG:Roller-coaster bumps on North Highway (fun!)
396_9696.JPG:Along North Highway
396_9697.JPG:Sign along North Highway
396_9698.JPG:Wagon wheel markings (across from previous sign)
396_9699.JPG:The SVS with wagon wheel markings along North Highway
396_9700.JPG:I'm not sure what these flowers are...email me if you know!
397_9701.JPG:I'm not sure what these flowers are...email me if you know!
397_9702.JPG:I'm not sure what these flowers are...email me if you know!
397_9703.JPG:Along Norh Highway
397_9704.JPG:Peter at the junction of Hwy 190 and North Highway
397_9705.JPG:Peter at the junction of Hwy 190 and North Highway
397_9706.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9707.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9708.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9709.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9710.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9711.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9712.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9713.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9714.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9715.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9716.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9717.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9718.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9719.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9720.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9721.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9722.JPG:Peter on Hwy 190 heading north out of Furnace Creek
397_9723.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9724.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9725.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9726.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9727.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9728.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9729.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9730.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9731.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9732.JPG:Peter illustrating the roller-coaster dips on Hwy 190
397_9733.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9734.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9735.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9736.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9737.JPG:Yay, desert twisties! (Hwy 190)
397_9738.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9739.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9740.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9741.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9742.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190 (he's just cresting the far turn)
397_9743.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9744.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9745.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190 (the beginning of the very. straight. section.)
397_9746.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190 (the part to go zoom zoom fast on...)
397_9747.JPG:Everywhere I go, I am plagued by RVs
397_9748.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9749.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9750.JPG:Peter poses alongside westbound Hwy 190
397_9751.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190, with the Sierra Nevadas looming up ahead
397_9752.JPG:Peter on westbound Hwy 190
397_9754.JPG:Trip stats
day1.JPG:Cupertino to Furnace Creek (day one; 530 miles)
day1_closeup.JPG:Cupertino to Furnace Creek (day one; 530 miles)
day2.JPG:Furnace Creek to Ashford Mill (south along Badwater Road), then north to Scotty's Castle and Ubehebe Crater (via North Highway)
day2_closeup.JPG:Furnace Creek to Ashford Mill (south along Badwater Road), then north to Scotty's Castle and Ubehebe Crater (via North Highway)
whole_route.JPG:Our whole route (1233 miles)
whole_route_closeup.JPG:Our whole route (1233 miles)