Death Valley CA is an interesting place. A place with a dry, forbidding and hostile environment but when one ventures off into one of the myriad of canyons one experiences the tremendous and beautiful power of flash floods. Slick canyon walls that have been carved out over the years are just jaw dropping in beauty. And speaking of beauty, the wild flowers were in abundance during this trip.
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This hike is on the Iron Mountain, Appalachian and Virginia Creeper trails. The elevation changes are not too tough but there is a bunch of them. There were not many views but we reached the high point of Virginia.
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An excellent backpacking trip marred by difficult weather and a bear attack. Yes, we’d do it again!
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The first backpacking for four guys that worked together at desk jobs. While there were mishaps along the way no one was seriously injured and the trip started lasting friendships and launched many more trips.
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