Death Valley: Day 2

We started the day with a return to Desolation Canyon for a hike up Desolation Canyon which is to the right of the canyon we hiked yesterday (Desolation Canyon East).  Again, this was a lovely quiet canyon which we had to ourselves.  We hiked up two different arms of the canyon, stopping when each became very steep.  Each part of the canyon is very different — one part strewn with volcanic rock and the other basically a  highly erodible mud.

After breaking for lunch and watching the movie in the visitors center, we drove to Dante’s view (about 5900 feet) and then stopped at Zabriskie Point to watch the sun setting on the rocks.

-- Janet (text) and David (photos)