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Got back last night from one of our best trips ever 
. We started at Harry Wade escape route (Saratoga Springs Rd.) off of the 127. Took that to Warm Springs which took us through Butte Valley to our first nights camp, Russels Cabin. At this point I should mention that this is the second trip in a row that I forgot my camera 
so pics I post will be random since my buddy cant seem to figure out how to send more than one pic at a time in an email . Anyways, All the cabins we saw are cool in their own right, but Russels is an amazing spot! From there we head over Mengal Pass/ Goler wash and up through South Park. Briggs and Stone cabins were occupied, but our goal was Middle Park since it is 5-6k elevation and cooler than the 100* in the lower spots. Chicken Rock is a bit over hyped, but if a mistake is made there is no room for error with the cliff/drop off.
Got up to the meadow in Middle Park, all I can say is Wow! Amazing area, it is more like being in the Sierras and until I saw it, I wouldn't have believed it was part of Death Valley. Made camp on the second night at the remains of an un-named mine camp under the pines. By sunrise it was clear to all of us that we could/need to spend an entire 4 days exploring all that is in this area. A big part of this trip was centered around my co-pilot's Grandfather, who was a mapper for the Gov in the early 1900's and mapped much of the southern part of Death Valley and areas in Alaska as well.My buddies mom sent down a handful of old maps with his hand written notes. One of them described staying at the edge of Pete Aguereberry's mine in a return trip in 1911, so our push was to get there for our final night. Sadly, when we got there we found out it's a day use only area and easy for rangers to spot violators from the main road, so with little light left we dejectedly headed down to Wildrose campground. All in all, one of our best trips ever The area around Tecopa is coming soon since we have more hand written maps and accounts from "Grandfather" in that area. I'll post more pics as my challenged friend sends them to me
. We started at Harry Wade escape route (Saratoga Springs Rd.) off of the 127. Took that to Warm Springs which took us through Butte Valley to our first nights camp, Russels Cabin. At this point I should mention that this is the second trip in a row that I forgot my camera so pics I post will be random since my buddy cant seem to figure out how to send more than one pic at a time in an email . Anyways, All the cabins we saw are cool in their own right, but Russels is an amazing spot! From there we head over Mengal Pass/ Goler wash and up through South Park. Briggs and Stone cabins were occupied, but our goal was Middle Park since it is 5-6k elevation and cooler than the 100* in the lower spots. Chicken Rock is a bit over hyped, but if a mistake is made there is no room for error with the cliff/drop off.
Got up to the meadow in Middle Park, all I can say is Wow! Amazing area, it is more like being in the Sierras and until I saw it, I wouldn't have believed it was part of Death Valley. Made camp on the second night at the remains of an un-named mine camp under the pines. By sunrise it was clear to all of us that we could/need to spend an entire 4 days exploring all that is in this area. A big part of this trip was centered around my co-pilot's Grandfather, who was a mapper for the Gov in the early 1900's and mapped much of the southern part of Death Valley and areas in Alaska as well.My buddies mom sent down a handful of old maps with his hand written notes. One of them described staying at the edge of Pete Aguereberry's mine in a return trip in 1911, so our push was to get there for our final night. Sadly, when we got there we found out it's a day use only area and easy for rangers to spot violators from the main road, so with little light left we dejectedly headed down to Wildrose campground. All in all, one of our best trips ever
The area around Tecopa is coming soon since we have more hand written maps and accounts from "Grandfather" in that area. I'll post more pics as my challenged friend sends them to me
