John Morrow
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My final day in Death Valley for 2021.
Began the day at Harmony Borax Works. Cottonball Basin was beautiful in the morning.
Harmony Borax Hill by John Morrow, on Flickr
Cottonball Basin, Death Valley Natl. Park by John Morrow, on Flickr
I drove to Mile 1.1 on the Chloride Cliff Road where I parked to walk up Peak 5500 in the northern Funderal Mountains. A dull, loose footing ascent but a nice view up top. My plan was then to loop down to Keane Springs and further down Monarch Canyon.
Peak 5000 by John Morrow, on Flickr
Dunes and Death Valley Buttes by John Morrow, on Flickr
head of Monarch Canyon by John Morrow, on Flickr
Keane Spring by John Morrow, on Flickr
Upper Monarch was fun. Once beyond the spring I was able to downclimb past the first tier of the two step drop into lower Monarch. Hopeful that I could complete the canyon via whatever necessary detour, I soon realized that without difficult Class 5 down climbing this was strictly a technical canyon.
deepening Monarch Canyon by John Morrow, on Flickr
mine at canyon by John Morrow, on Flickr
bedrock polished by John Morrow, on Flickr
slot drop (technical) by John Morrow, on Flickr
my foot at top of falls by John Morrow, on Flickr
upper tier drop by John Morrow, on Flickr
And that was that. I made it almost to Winnemuca to crash on a picnic table at Rye patch reservoir for a cold night.
Full photo album:
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Began the day at Harmony Borax Works. Cottonball Basin was beautiful in the morning.
Harmony Borax Hill by John Morrow, on Flickr
Cottonball Basin, Death Valley Natl. Park by John Morrow, on Flickr
I drove to Mile 1.1 on the Chloride Cliff Road where I parked to walk up Peak 5500 in the northern Funderal Mountains. A dull, loose footing ascent but a nice view up top. My plan was then to loop down to Keane Springs and further down Monarch Canyon.
Peak 5000 by John Morrow, on Flickr
Dunes and Death Valley Buttes by John Morrow, on Flickr
head of Monarch Canyon by John Morrow, on Flickr
Keane Spring by John Morrow, on Flickr
Upper Monarch was fun. Once beyond the spring I was able to downclimb past the first tier of the two step drop into lower Monarch. Hopeful that I could complete the canyon via whatever necessary detour, I soon realized that without difficult Class 5 down climbing this was strictly a technical canyon.
deepening Monarch Canyon by John Morrow, on Flickr
mine at canyon by John Morrow, on Flickr
bedrock polished by John Morrow, on Flickr
slot drop (technical) by John Morrow, on Flickr
my foot at top of falls by John Morrow, on Flickr
upper tier drop by John Morrow, on Flickr
And that was that. I made it almost to Winnemuca to crash on a picnic table at Rye patch reservoir for a cold night.
Full photo album:
Death Valley Natl. Pk. A Funerals Mountain and Upper Monarch Canyon Dec 1, 2021
Began day at Harmony Borax Works, then a walk up Peak 5500' and descent into Upper Monarch Canyon
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