This month in 1993 my family decided to take a road trip to Death Valley, California. This was the second time I had visited the national park, which at the time I was not overly excited about. Now I am glad I had the opportunity to camp near Schwab Ghost Town, and go on hikes around the charcoal kilns in Wildrose Canyon. I have not been back to Death Valley since my trip twenty-two years ago, but the video below shows a bit of my trip via photographs I took in April of 1993.
Sometimes I don’t watch videos much online because I get distracted. Yours was short, but I still got a little distracted! The charcoal kilns are very interesting. Are they still in use? I really appreciate your recent comments on my blog – the post on Schools.
Maui Jungalow
The charcoal kilns are no longer in use, which was why I thought these were so amazing when I went to Death Valley back in 1993. Back then I was not quite appreciative of going on a camping trip there, but now I am glad my dad liked to do that sort of thing.
One day I’d love to visit Death Valley and hadn’t realised there were charcoal kilns there – makes sense, but interesting to know about .. and to see the Ghost town .. Schwab … lots of history around Death Valley .. cheers Hilary
Schwab was quite an intact ghost town when we camped there in 1993. I heard it was ran by women, and they did not allow drinking like in some others towns in the wild west. Unfortunately, I hear vandalism has destroyed some of the buildings since I visited, so I am glad I captured pictures from that time period.
There is so much history there and you wonder how animals can survive but they do. I love those kilns that look like beehives. I hope the donkey was aok
The donkeys in Death Valley are hardy creatures, and he was pausing the drink the water where it trickled in that area. I still hope he is okay though.
I like the photo with the donkey. My father also took us on camping trips, and I appreciate them even more in hindsight.
I would find it interesting to go on a donkey ride today. Back in 1993 the thing I liked most about this trip was the donkey I spotted out the window of our car.
I just missed you and your family. The Late First Husband and I took a trip there in May, 1993. We stayed in Independence, I think that was, and made side trips into the desert. We wanted to see spring there. I’d like to go there at least one more time.
That is great you were there around the same time in 1993. I to want to go again