Tag Archives: Mojave Desert

Sidewinder Canyon (Death Valley National Park, CA)

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

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Golden Canyon, Badlands Loop, and Gower Gulch Trail Loop, including Red Cathedral & Zabriskie Point (Death Valley National Park, CA)

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

The Golden Canyon Trail is one of the most popular hikes in California’s Death Valley National Park—and with good reason: its dazzling colors, sun-soaked badlands, and valley views entice hikers of all stripes to the park’s Furnace Creek area. Yet … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Drive (Death Valley National Park, CA)

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Artist’s Drive is a popular, 9-mile one-way scenic road in the heart of California’s Death Valley National Park that weaves through craggy badlands and skirts colorful hillsides in the shadow of the Black Mountains. The drive bears east from Badwater … Continue reading →

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Natural Bridge (Death Valley National Park, CA)

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

California’s Death Valley National Park sports many natural archways, but there is none more prominent than the natural bridge in Natural Bridge Canyon, which slices through the Black Mountains south of Furnace Creek and Artists’ Drive. The natural bridge is … Continue reading →

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Fall Canyon (Death Valley National Park, CA)

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Carving a dramatic gorge hundreds of feet deep in the Grapevine Mountains, Fall Canyon is a relatively popular destination in California’s Death Valley National Park. The hike through the lower reaches of the canyon is moderately difficult but climbs relentlessly, … Continue reading →

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Teutonia Peak Trail (Mojave National Preserve, CA)

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Mojave National Preserve is a wild playground of desert peaks, sand dunes, Joshua tree forests, rocky jumbles, and dry lakebeds situated in southern California, near the Nevada and Arizona borders. Considerably less crowded than nearby Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave … Continue reading →

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