by External Poster » Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:52 pm
This posting is from: annie
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>What is closed in Death Valley?
Two of the more scenic places we planned to visit, Zabriskie Point and
Artist Drive.
The roads to these were damaged last year by some very significant
flooding.
Officially, these are supposed to reopen "sometime in April", but the
guy I spoke to said off the record that this was doubtful.
Also closed is route 190 from Furnace Creek eastward. This was to be our
route back. With 190 closed we would have to backtrack or go back via
Beatty, which would add 2+ hours to the trip. That would put the turnout
for our evening activities at risk.
Since we need to firm up our schedule, I figure it was best to postpone
until these will definitely open and substitute another very scenic trip
in its place.
>I'm helping guide a hummer run there on
>Saturday and I haven't heard of any problems.
The "Morning Report" will always give current road conditions:
http://www.nps.gov/deva/Morning.pdf
As of today, in addition to those above, the following are closed:
Hunter Mountain Road
Mahogany Flat
Saline Valley North Pass
Titus Canyon Road
The West Side Road, a favorite of 4wd people, is open.
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(This posting was entered by annie, an external user of MyDLV.)