DEATH VALLEY conclusion:

The Kotans and the Smiths spent a day on the Emigrant Canyon Road. The first stop was at the ghost town of Skidoo. Originally 23 Skidoo the name had to be changed to just Skidoo to satisfy Post Office requirements. There is nothing left of the town except debris on the ground. No foundations, no abandoned buildings, nothing.

We took the side road towards Aguereberry Point and stopped at an abandoned homestead.

Mary Lee is would be concerned, Steve looks like he has picked out his next restoration project. An old battered Buick.

They also found this abandoned mine shaft.

We drove through Nemo Canyon and Wildrose Canyon to get to the Charcoal Kilns. These kilns were built more than 100 years ago to manufacture smelter charcoal from the surrounding pinyon pine/juniper forest. You can still smell the smoke from the fires. The kilns have been restored twice and are in remarkable condition.

Another view of the charcoal kilns.

Inside the charcoal kilns.

There was snow on the ground and Dennis and Mary Lee brought some back to the campground where Dennis threw snowballs at Gerry.

After everyone returned to the campground we had our last potluck dinner. We were out of firewood so we sat around Murrell's fire in a can after dinner.

We all had a great time visiting Death Valley National Park. We enjoyed good food, wonderful weather and the interesting things to do in the park.