From here, it's desert all the way to the top - some 50 miles away from here. Charcoal Kilns, on the way to Telescope Peak. At the edge of 'rough roads' - beyond this, it's like driving through a ploughed field. Trekking up the Telescope Peak. Close to the summit.
Death Valley has it all - snow, mountains, trees, desert.
None of us believed we could walk 7 miles, and 5000 ft, to the very top. The view from the summit made it worth the trek. More views on our way down. Sunset on day-2, friday evening. The anti-parallel universe to Death Valley.