We slept in and didn’t get an early start, but that was fine. Our lunch was packed and off we went. We filled up with gas before leaving at $3.72 per gallon. I was surprised it was not more expensive here. We stopped along the way to read about the Alluvial Fans formed by rocks along with other interesting sites along the way. We arrived at Scotty’s Castle around noon so we ate our picnic lunch and waited for a shady parking spot to open up so we could leave Tony in the vehicle. It was 71-72 degrees at the castle, quite cool feeling in the shade by the spring where we ate our lunch. The house tour started at 1pm so our timing was perfect. It was half price for us to tour with our Senior pass so that was $15 for the both of us and lasted about one hour. You can also do a 2-3 mile guided tour and a 1 hour underground tour. The house tour and story were interesting and worth doing. It is always interesting to hear about the motivation of people and what they do with their lives. From that point we headed a little further north to see the Ubehebe Crater. A lovely place surrounded by cinder cone type mountains. There is such diverse landscape here, quite something to see. Our trip back to Furnace Creek was uneventful. We decided we would try a Prickly Pear Margarita, very sweet but ok. It was dark by then and we enjoyed the outdoor gas fireplaces they have in front of the Corkscrew Saloon before heading back to our sparse campsite. It seems a little cooler tonight, but I am unsure of the temperature.
Aprons of Alluvial Fans formed by rock
Scotty’s Castle
Scotty’s Castle, Natural Spring, John & Tony
Evaporative Cooler, made to look like a waterfall in the house.
1933 Packard
Ubehebe Crater – Very windy!
Corkscrew Saloon Fireplace
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