We have a gourmet breakfast at Furnace Creek Inn where rooms start at $360 a night. We spend the morning at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center where we watch a group of Outward Bound students prepare for a backpacking trip. We visit the Furnace Creek Ranch where we go through their Borax Museum. We learn that Death Valley got it's name from a group of gold miners that tried to take a short cut to California in 1849. Little did they know they were walking across a fortune in Borax.
We head west over Towne Pass (4,956 feet) and take a hike up to Darwin Falls, the only visible water in the park. We use that parking lot for a campsite.
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| An oasis in the desert |
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| Furnace Creek Inn |
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| Large wheels are made of wood |
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| Eagle Borax Works |
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| Remains of building at Eagle Borax Works |
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| Sand Dunes |
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| Darwin Falls |
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