Death Valley
Our Favorite Photos of California
Posted 20 July 2017 by David IN / 0 responses
These photos of California will make you want to visit the Golden State. The Wild West Challenge begins by exploring the California, both its incredible nature and some of its buzzing cities. On our exciting journey from Los Angeles to Las Vegas we’ll pass much spectacular nature, and some of the […]
Desert Driving Tips: How to Make Your Trip Smooth and Safe – Part One
Posted 18 November 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
California’s deserts — Death Valley, the Mojave, Owens Valley, etc. — are breathtakingly beautiful, and form a large part of California; they’re also accessible, as long as you use some common sense and take a few precautions before you set off. Don’t be intimidated by the idea of driving through […]
Hikes in Death Valley: Hiking Ashford Canyon
Posted 7 November 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
As you leave Tecopa and head into the depths of Death Valley, the lowest, hottest, driest, and largest National Park, you’ll be treated to an otherworldly landscape of badlands, sand dunes, and hidden oases just begging to be explored on foot. We’ll continue our Death Valley hiking series with a […]
Hikes in Death Valley: Badwater Basin
Posted 3 November 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
As you leave Tecopa and head into the depths of Death Valley, the lowest, hottest, driest, and largest National Park, you’ll be treated to an otherworldly landscape of badlands, sand dunes, and hidden oases just begging to be explored on foot. We’ll continue our Death Valley hiking trail series with […]
Hikes in Death Valley: Darwin Falls
Posted 25 October 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
As you leave Tecopa and head into the depths of Death Valley, the lowest, hottest, driest, and largest National Park, you’ll be treated to an otherworldly landscape of badlands, sand dunes, and hidden oases just begging to be explored on foot. We’ll continue our Death Valley hiking trail series with […]
Hikes in Death Valley: Salt Creek
Posted 18 October 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
As you leave Tecopa and head into the depths of Death Valley, the lowest, hottest, driest, and largest National Park, you’ll be treated to an otherworldly landscape of badlands, sand dunes, and hidden oases just begging to be explored on foot. We’ll kick off our Death Valley hiking trail series […]
Top Ten Tips for Taking Photos of the Milky Way in the Desert
Posted 29 September 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
As you traverse the many deserts that your Wild West Challenge takes you through, miles from any light pollution, you’ll get to glimpse of our gorgeous galaxy at nightfall every night. They myriads of stars twinkling above almost beg to be photographed, but as anyone who’s ever pointed their phone […]
Villa Anita in Death Valley: The Lap of Ludicrity
Posted 20 September 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
Heard the one about three men on a train going coast to coast? Now imagine they are in fact Ikea, oddball Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, and your crankier gran in one of her more expressive moods, tasked to design the perfect holiday resort. Good, now if you just add the […]
Artist’s Drive, Death Valley: Millennia Immortalised in Color
Posted 15 September 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
If you’ve found the spot we dubbed Arizona Bay and soaked yourself back to full vigor there, you should be ready for more beauty of the scenic kind, the sort that takes your breath away at every turn of your steering wheel. Welcome to the nine-mile stretch known as Artist’s […]
Saline Valley Hot Springs: an Oasis in Death Valley
Posted 13 September 2016 by admin IN / 0 responses
In case you thought they may sound too good to be true, these hot springs really are what they say on the tin: a hard-to-find oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park. The three springs are surrounded by palm trees in the middle of the arid Saline […]