We arrived in Death Valley Saturday afternoon. The weather was perfect. There are 10 of us here this time. We couldn't get in Furnace Creek campground because it's closed so they can add electricity and water, so a few people cancelled. Fortunately our wagon master, Mike, arranged for us to be parked next to the fire ring because it's the only place you can have a charcoal barbecue and a fire. We've been enjoying happy hour and fires in the evening. The wind came up around 8pm so no fire, but the weather's been great since and we've enjoyed two fires!
Yesterday we drove up in 4-wheel jeeps to Mahogony Flats, 8,133'. It was a narrow dirt road and we were driving over some snow. It was a lot of fun! We also saw the charcoal kilns built in 1879. They were designed by a Swiss engineer and built by Chinese laborers. They only used them for 3 years! There were 10 of them and they were really built well. They were larger than I thought they would be. I'll post some pictures when we get to Las Vegas!
Kelli, one of Ted's high school classmates, is staying with Jim and Della's in their RV, they are also classmates, and she brought her bike. Yesterday she road an impressive 46.5 miles with steep grades. She's been riding bicycles a long time but that is still quite an accomplishment!
Today is our third annual "hot fudge sundae" lunch! Yay!
We leave here on Tuesday for Las Vegas! More later!
Nice weather in the Valley..."Ain't Life Grand!"
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