Saline Valley
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I arrived at Palm Spring Camp in the Saline Valley with friends on Monday, November 17 at sunset. We set up camp and stayed until Friday, November 21.
In my tent I stack two queen-size airbeds. I make a proper bed with sheets, blankets and pillows.
Our campsite in Palm Spring Camp.
The outhouse is visible on the other side of our camp.
In our camp kitchen we have two tables and two stoves.
I bring a 10-foot by 10-foot canopy for shade.
Our camp has a mini bar.
Afternoon clouds.
Afternoon clouds.
Palm Spring Camp.
Late afternoon sun on the mountains.
A flight of military jets flew through the valley trailing smoke like they were practicing for an airshow. I have never seen this activity in the valley before.
Smoke Trails
Wave clouds form above the mountains in the afternoon.
Panorama of our camp at Palm Spring.
A small grove of Palm Trees grows in camp.
Morning in camp.
Another cluster of Palm Trees grows next to the Volcano Pool. Inside the circle of trees, it is always shady and cool.
Volcano Pool.
Volcano Pool.
The original hot pool. Palm Spring was named for the native palms in the background of this picture. All the other palms are non-native.
The source of the hot water is 117 degrees F.
Source Pool.
The camp shower is equipped with a wooden deck for changing and a flagstone floor. The coat rack is a relatively new addition. Users bring extra soap, shampoo and cleaning materials to maintain the shower.
Camp shower
The shower is running in this picture. It takes a while to warm up, but it puts out enough hot water to keep you warm in a stiff breeze.
Shower changing bench and bathrobe rack.
The camp sink has hot running water.
The camp sink has been equipped with a drain to carry the water away from the sink.
Palm Spring Camp.
Palm Spring Camp.
360-degree panorama of Palm Spring Camp.
Little planet view of the Palm Spring Camp panorama.
The main pool being refilled after cleaning. The camp host, George, assembled the fountain from PVC pipe to cool the water as the pool fills. Otherwise the temperature after filling can reach 110 degrees F.
Palm Spring main pool
Palm Spring main pool
Palm Spring Volcano Pool
View of our camp from the main pool.
My friends bring this umbrella for shade in the pool.
The age of the basalt flow in the foreground is a very small fraction of the age of the quartz rich intrusive volcanic rocks (Granite) in the background.
The peace sign on the cinder cone has been a landmark for decades. The cinder cone is one of the youngest geological features in the valley.
The mountains east of camp are very young in geologic terms, just a few million nyears old. The have uplifted so quickly that headward erosion has not yet reached the top of the ridge.
The Inyo Mountains in morning light.
Inyo Mountains, November 20, 2014. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
Palm Spring Volcano Pool
Panorama of wave clouds forming over the Inyo Mountains.
Looking back at camp and the Eureka-Saline Corridor from the Saline Valley Byway.
Palm Spring can be seen at far left. The larger clump of alm Trees is located at Lower Warm Spring.
McElvoy Canyon
McElvoy Canyon, Saline Valley, November 21, 2014. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
McElvoy Canyon
360-degree panorama of the Saline Valley from the Saline Valley Byway and the Lippincot Road.
Little planet view of the 360-degree panorama of the Saline Valley.
The Lippincot Road leads up a rugged canyon to the Lippincot Lead Mine and Racetrack Playa.
Looking back down the Saline Valley Byway.
Saline Valley Byway
The Landcruiser climbs up the Saline Valley Byway.
The Landcruiser climbs up the Saline Valley Byway.
Panamint Valley from the south pass out of the Saline Valley.
Panamint Valley, November 21, 2014. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
Panamint Valley
Panamint Valley Sand Dunes
Telescope Peak is the highest point in the Panamint Mountains at an elevation of 11,043 feet.
Panamint Valley
Panamint Valley
Panamint Valley
Time lapse movies taken in the Saline Valley in Death Valley National Park from November 18 to November 21, 2014. The speed of the action has been increased by a factor of 240. Fifteen seconds of video shows one hour of real time
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