We travel through Wildrose Canyon to visit the Charcoal Kilns. These were built in 1907 to turn the Pinyon Pine into charcoal to fuel the works of a silver mine many miles away. Next we travel to the other side of the valley to visit Scotty's Castle. This mansion was built in the 1930's by Albert Johnson, a wealthy Chicago businessman. Walter Scott lured him to Death Valley under the pretense of a gold mine. There was no gold mine but Johnson fell in love with the area and built a vacation home here.
We camp for the night at Mesquite Spring.
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| Chukar Partridge |
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| Mitch at the entrance to one of the Charcoal Kilns |
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| Sierra Nevada Mountains |
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| Ubehebe Crater |
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| Peg with her hand-knit sweater |
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| Entrance to Scotty's Castle |
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| Scotty's Castle |
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| Death Valley Ranch (Scotty's Castle) |
Nice and interesting, thanks for sharing.
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