We left Death Valley today just before 10:00, and we are spending the next two nights at the KOA in Needles, CA. Another big windstorm came in last night, and we were worried it was going to be too windy to leave, but the wind died down a bit around 9:00 so we decided to go for it! It is just less than 250 miles, so it wasn’t a long day thankfully. Most of the roads were quite narrow 2 lanes without much traffic. The KOA is very nice though with sandy sites and not much noise.
Yesterday, on the way back from Pahrump, we actually made reservations for January at Stovepipe Wells full hookup campground! We had planned on going to the regional FMCA rally in Indio, CA, but we decided we wanted more Death Valley instead. Well, I wanted more Death Valley, but with cell phone data! Kevin survives much better without internet than I do.
Also on the way back from Pahrump we took the 20 Mule Team scenic drive. It winds through a deeply eroded lake bed made mostly of yellow silt.
The silt contrasts nicely with the colors and layers of the distant mountains.
The contrast would have been more intense without the smoke pall from the fires to the west. The haze is the reason we didn’t visit the big overlooks in the park or went star gazing.
Tonight and tomorrow are for laundry and throughly cleaning the coach. Tuesday morning it goes into storage here in Needles until we come back after Christmas. Sigh.