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| partners | | once the wind died down, we shook the sand out of our belongings and packed up camp
our first hike for the day was at salt creek
the road is closed, so we walked down to the interpretive loop
the boardwalks were washed away, but we were able to walk along the creek
the boys found a pupfish
kind of amazing to see flowing water through there
it's very salty
next we wandered around the harmony borax works and drove through mustard canyon
interesting old mining stuff
a quick stop at the park visitor center and then on to the main hike of the day from zabriskie point
bruce created a loop that included golden canyon, badlands loop and gower gulch loop with an out n back to red cathedral
fantastic views and beautiful terrain going from zabriskie point to the trailhead along badwater road
this hike was in the running for favorite until the uphill canyon gravel in gower gulch
bruce had a recommendation to do the loop counterclockwise for views, but i would do it clockwise for downhill gravel hiking - my feet were just tired of sand and gravel by day 5
another hike on our original list was mount perry from dante's view
we drove to the viewpoint and hiked down a bit to the south for even better views
a nice perspective of the valley from above
quite a bit more snow on wildrose peak that earlier in the week
headed home late afternoon with a stop in kingman
favorites:
1. mosaic canyon
2a. zabriskie loop
2b. ubehebe crater
3. sidewinder canyon
enjoyed everything we did
some unfinished business due to weather
a great trip with five days of hiking regardless
a lot of fun with john and bruce - thanks, guys!
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