• Ray
    1.3k
    Updates on our 2023 February snowbird trip journeys and camping locations. We finished our 14-day camping limit on BLM land near Ajo, Arizona, then moved back west to camp across the street from the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. After about ten days, we headed to Death Valley National Park with stopovers at the Salton Sea State Recreation Area and Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark.

    The video contains a map overview of our routes and camping locations. Information on where to dump and get water and groceries. Then some wildlife video footage from Cibola, dash cam footage from the Mojave desert, and finishes with a still photo slide show. Enjoy! Ray



    Related Videos:
    Previous Snowbird Trip Videos - https://www.loveyourrv.com/tag/snowbirds/
    Death Valley 2019 Visit - https://www.loveyourrv.com/death-valley-national-park-7-videos-from-our-visit/
    Cibola NWR - https://www.loveyourrv.com/?s=cibola
    Amboy Crater - https://www.loveyourrv.com/amboy-crater-in-the-mojave-desert-california-overnight-rv-parking/
    Salton Sea Camping - https://www.loveyourrv.com/salton-sea-sra-camping-and-visit-to-the-dos-palmes-preserve-california/
    Dash Cam Videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQDTXGNC00&list=PLp14lzXh07unJYVi5OqYL-M3WK9M5NQeY
    Attachment
    collage (316K)
  • Drew
    68
    Beautiful as usual Ray- thank you!
  • Steve S
    50
    I liked the video.

    When I went to Belly Acres to dump, no one was around. I called three times to pay but no one picked up ... resulted in a free dump and water fill.

    I was at Death Valley, in June, back in 2016. I stayed at the campground by the crater (last week it was open). It was definitely getting too hot. Your video brought back some good memories.

    Doing the long drive but north in about 4 weeks.

    Cheers, Steve
  • Ray
    1.3k
    There is a slot on the side of the little office building where you can self-pay. :)
  • Steve S
    50
    Thanks Ray. I was concentrating on calling and saw no signs pointing out the pay box. Next time ...
  • Ray
    1.3k
    I think it's for late-arriving RVs for overnighting. They had some registration papers in a mailbox and a pay slot. I learned that because I went to dump around Christmas, and the office was closed for the holidays, I just filled out one of the forms labeled it dump and fill and tossed it into the slot. :)
  • Ray
    1.3k
    Visited Mesquite Dunes yesterday in Death Valley National Park. Nice, low wind and about 20C (68F). Here are a few pix. In one, you can see my lovely wife Anne having a great time photographing dried, cracked mud.

    lhzbyikbothw79r8.jpg
    3i79s4v2w9s9unxf.jpg
    pc6k2oge4scibxre.jpg
  • Ray
    1.3k
    March 12th Starting to warm up down in Death Valley now, so yesterday moved up to 3000 feet chasing cooler weather for boondocking. Snagged a free camping site at what's called The Pads due to some leftover remnants of what looks like may have been an RV park or temp mining community, About 12 miles from the park entrance near the Nevada border. Nice views of some mountains and starry night skies.

    zmsfhckw4ghj5agg.jpg
    y7xe1kok4xcdmime.jpg
    7iw97fgtwaw7lbbd.jpg
    p7m0o1jr9lu1khzb.jpg
  • Ray
    1.3k
    March 14th, 2023 Not much rain today, but some big clouds here in the high desert near Death Valley. Yet another storm system is moving through California!

    h9yi1rt2vwp5dr6a.jpg
  • Ray
    1.3k
    There were dramatic skies from passing showers in Death Valley yesterday, so we took a drive down to the Devils Golf Course. A vast field of rock-hard salt formations.

    zzm570le810lu9of.jpg
    oledv5z0pkgmop2x.jpg
    wwrbia6h3ardphk0.jpg
    5dopdi7nigjipv6x.jpg
    fay1kcc2dk5t6ikw.jpg
    1915qts5sfljzxrw.jpg
    id4ktc6zpy05ruff.jpg
    ds227pj9ew33j284.jpg
  • Ray
    1.3k
    A couple of photos from a hike I took above our free campsite at what's called The Pads just outside Death Valley, not far from the Nevada border. Looks like some giant cleared an RV park off the table, leaving just the concrete pads. It's located at 3000 feet. In the background, you can see where the road heads over a crest and then winds its way down 20 miles to below sea level into Death Valley.

    mobkeu45dsjmpxjo.jpg
    8ty0vf05k4oxh0a4.jpg
bold
italic
underline
strike
code
quote
ulist
image
url
mention
reveal
youtube
tweet
Add a Comment