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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Along the Road - California 190 Olancha to Death Valley


The next stop after Channel Islands National Park on our February 2015 trip to southern California was Death Valley National Park. Our route took us from Ventura through Santa Clarita, Palmdale and Lancaster before leaving the freeways of the greater Los Angeles area. Once out of the traffic and in the desert again, we had some beautiful scenery as we traveled along CA 14, US 395 and CA 190 as we approached Death Valley.

Olancha


Clouds hide part of the Inyo Mountains

Currently dry Owens Lake and the Inyo Mountains

Looking southeast toward the Coso Range

A closer view of the Coso Range

Three and one-half miles northeast of Olancha


Foothills of the Sierra Nevada looking toward Olancha Peak

Owens Valley and the Inyo Mountains

Silver Mountain in the Coso Range

Owens Lake and New York Butte in the Inyo Mountains

Darwin Road


Snow still lingers at 5250' along Darwin Road

Snow dappled Darwin Hills

Two and one-half miles east of Darwin Road


7454' Hunter Mountain in Death Valley National Park (17 miles)

CA 190 and the snow covered Cottonwood Mountains

Looking back at the snow covered Coso Mounatains

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