List of Maps | p. ix |
List of Tables | p. xi |
Foreword to the First Edition by Superintendent | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Introduction: An Introduction to Death Valley National Park and Vicinity | p. 1 |
Geological, Human, and Natural History | |
Geologic History | p. 9 |
Native American Cultures | p. 21 |
Explorers, Prospectors, and Miners | p. 27 |
Tourism and the National Park | p. 39 |
Plantlife | p. 47 |
Wildlife | p. 65 |
The Death Valley Environment | |
The Desert Environment: Climate, Precautions, and Regulations for Explorers of Death Valley | p. 97 |
Exploring Death Valley National Park by Foot and Bicycle | |
Hiking and Backpacking in Death Valley | p. 107 |
Bicycling in Death Valley | p. 123 |
Trip Route Road Logs | |
An Introduction to the "Trip Route" Road Logs | p. 131 |
Southern Death Valley | p. 143 |
Trip Route S-1-Jubilee Pass Road, Ashford Junction to Shoshone | p. 143 |
Trip Route S-2-Harry Wade Road, Ashford Junction to Harry Wade Monument | p. 149 |
Trip Route S-3-State Highway 127 South, Shoshone to Harry Wade Road | p. 160 |
Trip Route S-4-Ibex Valley Road, State Highway 127 to Harry Wade Road | p. 164 |
South-Central Death Valley | p. 169 |
Trip Route SC-1-Badwater Road, Furnace Creek to Badwater | p. 169 |
Trip Route SC-2-East Side Road, Badwater to Ashford Junction | p. 178 |
Trip Route SC-3-West Side Road | p. 181 |
Eastern Areas and Amargosa Valley | p. 201 |
Trip Route E-1-State Highway 190 East, Furnace Creek to Death Valley Junction | p. 201 |
Trip Route E-2-Dante's View Road, State Highway 190 to Dante's View | p. 214 |
Trip Route E-3-Greenwater Valley Road | p. 217 |
Trip Route E-4-Death Valley Junction to Devil's Hole | p. 225 |
Trip Route E-5-State Highway 127, Death Valley Junction to Shoshone | p. 227 |
Trip Route E-6-Lee Ghost Town | p. 229 |
Trip Route E-7-Indian Pass Road | p. 231 |
North-Central Death Valley | p. 235 |
Trip Route NC-1-State Highway 190 Central, Furnace Creek to Stovepipe Wells Village | p. 235 |
Trip Route NC-2-Beatty Cutoff Road | p. 245 |
Trip Route NC-3-Mud Canyon Road and Daylight Pass Road | p. 249 |
Trip Route NC-4-Monarch Canyon Road and Chloride Cliff Road | p. 254 |
Trip Route NC-5-Titus Canyon Road | p. 257 |
Western Areas, including the "Wildrose Country" | p. 263 |
Trip Route W-1-Cottonwood Canyon Road | p. 263 |
Trip Route W-2-State Highway 190 West, Stovepipe Wells Village to Darwin Road | p. 266 |
Trip Route W-3-Emigrant Canyon Road and Wildrose Roads | p. 271 |
Panamint Valley Areas | p. 287 |
Trip Route PV-1-Panamint Valley Road and Trona-Wildrose Road | p. 287 |
Trip Route PV-2-Indian Ranch Road | p. 292 |
Trip Route PV-3-Wingate Road and Goler Wash Road | p. 295 |
Northern Death Valley | p. 303 |
Trip Route N-1-Scotty's Castle Road, Sand Dunes Junction to Scotty's Castle | p. 303 |
Trip Route N-2-Bonnie Claire Road, Scotty's Castle to U.S. Highway 95 | p. 311 |
Big Pine Road and Eureka Valley | p. 313 |
Trip Route BP-1-Big Pine Road, Ubehebe Crater Road to Big Pine | p. 313 |
Trip Route PB-2-South Eureka Road to Eureka Sand Dunes | p. 322 |
Racetrack Valley and Hunter Mountain | p. 325 |
Trip Route RH-1-Racetrack Valley Road and Hunter Mountain Road, Ubehebe Crater to State Highway 190 | p. 325 |
Saline Valley Road, including Lee Flat | p. 345 |
Trip Route SV-1-Saline Valley Road | p. 345 |
Nevada Triangle | p. 365 |
Trip Route NT-1-Phinney Canyon Road and Strozzi Ranch Road | p. 365 |
Trip Route NT-2-McDonald Spring Road | p. 370 |
Trip Route NT-3-Mud Summit Road | p. 373 |
Appendixes | |
Ghost Towns and Mining Camps | p. 377 |
Railroads of Death Valley | p. 401 |
Visitor Services and Activities | p. 415 |
Suggested Reading | p. 433 |
About the Authors | p. 437 |
Index | p. 439 |
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