r/DeathValleyNP

I have the opportunity to visit Death Valley this February for a few days. I’d love to do an 1-2 night backpacking route while I’m there. I’ve done strenuous day hikes in the Rockies and Big Bend, but I’ve never done an overnight backpacking trip.

I know that trails are iffy in Death Valley. Are there any good backpacking routes for a beginner? I would prefer a 2-night route to have a full day just on the trail and at the campsite.

Feel free to throw other Death Valley recommendations/advice at me!

I accidentally lost my gf’s water bottle that had a Death Valley sticker on it that she loved. It was this real cool stylized scorpion that almost looked like beadwork. If anyone is there visiting and can find & mail me a replacement- I’ll pay you for the sticker, postage, and your time. Thanks!

"Orbit to Earth" is a series of location-based cinematic travel films that journey from space to destinations around the world, blending satellite imagery with aerial and ground cinematography to create a continuous flight from Orbit to Earth.

Episode Two leaves the cities of Southern California and heads out into the vast Mojave Desert, arriving at Death Valley.

Home to the lowest point in North America, Death Valley is famous for its intense heat, but also for remarkable geological formations like Devil's Golf Course, Badwater Basin, and Ubehebe Crater.

Filmed with the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Osmo Pocket 3.

I have a friend, 18, who lives in Trona, and struggles with really awful mental health, and I don’t exactly know how to help since I live out in bakersfield and have literally no idea what it’s like down there. He says his therapist won’t call him back and neither will the doctors office. He wants services but he’s clearly having issues getting them and I don’t have the resources to help, and he literally has no friends down there and his family doesn’t help him in any way whatsoever except letting him live with them. He also doesn’t go to in person school, so I don’t know if he can ask the school for help.