steverino
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It’s cooling off some there. Anyone up for death Valley?
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By no means am I a Death Valley expert...but if you are going to Racetrack my .02 is to camp at Lee Flat and take Saline Valley Road/Hunter Mountain Road/Hidden Valley Road to Teakettle Junction on the way. Stop at Lost Burro mine where there is a short hike where you can see Racetrack from above. On the way back, you can either retrace, or do Lippincott, which I have not done out of an abundance of caution about driving such roads solo.Any must do trails/roads for stock Jeeps? I am considering Racetrack, Echo Canyon ... late November.
Living very close to DV and dealing with the winds you mentioned is what led me to decide on a Bundutec RTT, there's no way you are going to "set up" a tent that requires any kind of manual efforts to open when the winds get cranking out here, and the winds are very unpredictable year round also. A lot of people go to DV thinking "hottest place on earth" and end up with hypothermia.With the exception of shit weather and road conditions (ice/snow/mud), there is nothing you can't do in Death Valley in a stock Rubicon. My first off road trip there was the Saline Valley/Hunter Mnt/Race Track/Lippincott/Saline Valley South loop and I did it in a stock Sahara JK with no issues. The views going up Hunter and coming down Lippincott are awesome as well.
Best advice is to be prepared for wind. I've been through some terrible wind storms out there and have learned the hard way to always be prepared to sleep inside your vehicle as a plan B if necessary.
Totally true. In a Feb 2019 trip we spent 2 days camping at Lee Flat in 3" of snow, 19º temps, and high winds. Stowing the Batwing felt like a life-threatening experience.Living very close to DV and dealing with the winds you mentioned is what led me to decide on a Bundutec RTT, there's no way you are going to "set up" a tent that requires any kind of manual efforts to open when the winds get cranking out here, and the winds are very unpredictable year round also. A lot of people go to DV thinking "hottest place on earth" and end up with hypothermia.
I haven't driven Titus either, but Fall Canyon is a nice day hike that provides some reprieve from the sun. You can park at the small parking lot where the two way dirt road starts on the DV side of Titus. Short walk just north from there, look for a use trail that leads from behind the restrooms. Happy trails!We are headed out for a day trip to Titus canyon tomorrow. As close as I live ive never been there, probably because its one of the more touristy places in DV which usually avoid and its not much of an offroading trip either. Its on the Nevada side of the park and will take a couple hours to get to the one way entrance from where im at. DV is a big place. We'll probably fart around through the some other areas on our way back.
we are going to wait in a grocery store line up , send some picsWe are headed out for a day trip to Titus canyon tomorrow. As close as I live ive never been there, probably because its one of the more touristy places in DV which usually avoid and its not much of an offroading trip either. Its on the Nevada side of the park and will take a couple hours to get to the one way entrance from where im at. DV is a big place. We'll probably fart around through the some other areas on our way back.