Though the Valley of Death to Lone Pine

I woke less sore than last night and started the day with leg stretches. The inclement weather last night had turned into strong cold winds. Today I drove through Death Valley to get to Lone Pine where I overnight. The drive out of LA took some of the gloss off the night time glitz. Definitely not as impressive. That rain last night meant fresh snow on the mountains north of Vegas. The drive today consisted of traversing high ranges around 4500ft with the snow being not much higher than the road, then a winding descent into deep valleys. Death Valley is the deepest being below sea level. At one point, there was very light snow, then sleet, then rain on the descent. Death Valley was very different from what I expected. Incredible scenery. After three high ranges, I got to see the stunning Sierra Nevada mountains. It has Mt Whitney which is 14505 ft. 10000ft higher than my highest drive. The peaks in the picture are much higher than they look. I thought this part of the trip might be a bit dull. Wrong! I'm glad I did it. Tonight is washing of clothes and rest.Read more