We also stopped at the Bennett's Long camp site where in 1849 the group almost died from the elements before they found a way to proceed west. They gave this valley the name of "Death Valley".
We completed the tour of the Westside Road and headed back to our camp in Furnace Creek. We stopped along the way at Bad Watter, which is the lowest spot in the U.S. (-284 feet).
The next day we headed to the ghost town of Rhyolite. I caught this picture of a ghost trying to get on a bicycle
Look what taking a picture of that ghost did to my camera!
There are just a few crumbing buildings left in Rhyolite, once a town of over nine thousand people back in 1909.
After Rhyolite we traveled through Titus Canyon and on to Scotty's Castle and took the Hourse Tour. We did not have time to take any of the other tours before they closed for the day.
We had a very enjoyable 4-day stay in Death Valley and we are planning to return next March.
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