Day 3 in the Cottonwood Mountains, Death Valley NP, California, March 2022

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On Day 3 we hiked Dead Horse Canyon down to its junction with Marble Canyon at waypoint 27, where we set our 3rd camp. Then we hiked up a portion of Marble Canyon and one of its tributaries (waypoints 28-31) and returned to the camp. Marble Canyon, itself a tributary of Cottonwood Canyon, is a long canyon with several impressive narrows. In the early 20th century, it was used to access a gold mining area, known as Gold Belt, located some 9km west of waypoint 26.

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SP working on his breakfast at our 2nd camp (waypoint 22), after a rather cold night: muffin, cream cheese, and jam, along with tea.

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Hills above our camp.

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Dead Horse Canyon seen from our 2nd camp.

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SP starting his descent into Dead Horse Canyon.

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Hard shrubs in Dead Horse Canyon.

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More views during the descent of Dead Horse Canyon.

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Small frozen waterfall.

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Nest of western tent caterpillar larvae.

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Water at waypoint 26, where we refilled all our bottles. We had to do with the water we found, not with the water we would have liked to find.

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Sign engraved on a rock in Marble Canyon near waypoint 27, dating from the early 20th century mining era.

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Views of the narrows of Marble Canyon above waypoint 27.

 

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Marble Canyon seen from waypoint 30.

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