Death Valley Camp and Hike Trip

“I made a reservation in Group Site H at Furnace Creek Campground for
Friday, February 20th and Saturday, February 21st. Please email me
if you're planning on coming - 40 people are allowed, so room
shouldn't be a problem. My email is: wingding@e...

Information on the campsite:

Check-In : 12:00 PM
Check-Out : 12:00 PM
Capacity : 40

Camp Directions : ONE-HALF MILE NORTH OF FURNACE CREEK VISITOR
CENTER ON CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY 190.

Proximity : EASTERN CALIFORNIA ON NEVADA BORDER, 130 MILES WNW OF
LAS VEGAS NEVADA, 106 MILES EAST OF LONE PINE CALIFORNIA

Camp Attributes : /FLUSH TOILETS/ /DUMP STATION/ /TABLE/ /BBQ
GRILL/ /FIRE RING/ /DRINKING WATER / /SINKS IN RESTROOM/”

“I love DV, I'll be heading down there in mid March, hopefully meeting up with Mel in Saline Valley for St. Pats day festivities.”

“email is wingding@earthlink.net”

“flush toilets!!! WTF??? next thing you know, you'll be yankin the big red webber out of your RV and BBq'in some big ole T-bones and watchin TV on the big screen.

LOL/jk

Sounds like a BLAST!!! wishin I lived closer to the Valley. woas me!!!”

“I'm just pissed off that they don't have showers.

I like the desert, but I'm not much for desert backpacking because of all the water weight gain; so I stick to living out of my truck out there.”

“I might be interested...Keep me posted wsdavies@hotmail.com”

“I'll be there! One of my favorite places during winter. I'll be driving up Friday night after work.”

“I'm there, Wingding!”

“Plenty of room for everyone at the site - it's going to be a great trip.”

“top dawg: what's your email address, so I can add you to the group email for the trip?

Kathy
wingding@earthlink.net”

“I just wanted to post one more time regarding a trip to Death
Valley. We have a group site at Furnace Creek Campground with plenty of room for the nights of February 20th and 21st. My plan is to do Corkscrew Peak on Saturday and possibly Wildrose Peak on Sunday.

There will be some kid-friendly hikes going on too, so if anyone
wants to bring the family please do.

Furnace Creek Campground Details:
Located 196 feet below sea level, Furnace Creek has 136 sites with
water, tables, fireplaces, flush toilets, and dump station.

Here's a link to some hikes and a map:

http://www.nps.gov/deva/FrameSet1.htm

Wither post or email me if you're interested.

Kathy
wingding@earthlink.net”

“BUMP. Come on people. Am I ever gonna meet any of you??”

“I signed up as a maybe....if I work President's Day, I can be off next weekend....(unless it rains during the week... I laid off one of my employees and don't have the freedom I once had)

I will try to make it!”

“Some heat sounds good right about now (22 below windchill this morning). I wish I could get down there. I will try to make a Sierra trip in the near future, though.”

“I wish it was closer to home.”

“It'll be great if you can make it Wind Walker.”

“and walkin with you in spirit. watch out for the RV's with the heaters goin all night long.

Eat, drink, be merry and piss all over the place...Have a BLAST!!!”

“I'd be there if I could WDO. One of these days I will see DV in the winter.”

“Kathy...I figure it's 5 to 5.5 hours from my house to Furnace Creek...so I might roll in kinda late....is that OK?”

“That's how long it takes me from Redlands, so I won't be getting up there until really late either. Hopefully, you'll make it Wind Walker. It looks like a nice group of about 8 to 10 adults and 4 children are planning on going.”

“Wind Walker- Should take me about 6.5 - 7 hrs from San Diego, so unless I can get off work early, I'll be rolling in late, too.”

“Ok...cool
I read something about a 12:00 check in time...thought you were taking Friday off or something.”

“I'm still a definate yes. Haven't been uot there in 5 years. I'll be driving for 3-4 hours Friday night - Sunday night should be even MORE interesting ("Touching the Void' on a desert highway). See you all there.”

“great - I'm glad you're going top dawg”

“99% sure that I'm out(have to work on Sat.) :(”

“too bad Wind Walker - maybe I'll see you on Navi's Sequoia trip?”

“I was really looking forward to the DV trip...had lots of photo ideas in mind.

Sequoia Trip
If the weather cooperates...I'll be there!”

“Windwalker- Didn't you suddenly come down with that horrible flu that's going around??? ;)”

“I'm self employed :(
I can't afford to miss the work and we're not working today because of the rain...so we'll work Sat. to make it up.

such is life”

“:(”

“Pictures I took out in Death Valley this past weekend. Visibility was kind of poor from Corkscrew Peak, but it was a great hike to the summit.

http://community.webshots.com/user/wingding0”

“Great trip, Wing. Thanks!!”

“wingding, very nice pics. I can see why you had a hard time seeing the summit. Figures it clears on the way back down.”

“Sorry I missed it. My cousin's husband died suddenly and the service was Saturday. A gathering of Jimmy Buffet "Parrotheads" and Yuppie bikers. Sounds strange, but it worked VERY well - ever been to a memorial service where JB was played over the PA system?

Anyone up to a Death Valley weekend in late April? Possibly car camp and hike Telescope Peak?”

“wingding- After a weekend, it's always great to check in and find a great set of photos and get the experience in thought and words. Another one to remember.

This one seemed moodier. They can be that way you know. That's part of the deal with windows in the clouds opening up like that.”

“Looks like a great trip....sorry I missed it.


This is one of yours Kathy I was playing in photoshop when I logged in....and thought to myself...what if? Hope you don't mind :)”

“Top Dawg- I'm up for a trip there- better in early April, though. Gets mighty hot there by the end of April. Really want to do Manly Beacon and Wildrose, would you consider those? Sorry you missed this trip.”

“or is it Manley....?”

“Wow - my picture looks really good Wind Walker. You'll probably still have plenty of snow on Telescope in April.”

“Nice! Looks like the desert was a little chilly for you guys! I didn't think there'd be much snow down there.
Did you start out below sea level?”