R09 Las Vegas Lone Pine
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Last edit: 25-01-2020
Route Summary
This is the 9th of 15 routes of the tour through the West of America. This route goes from Las Vegas to Lone Pine. After a few days in Las Vegas, it is time to move on again, and you will certainly do so in this route, a real challenge. Death Valley! At the end of the route you can cool off in the hotel swimming pool. During this journey you will travel through the following states: California, Arizona, Utah & Nevada.
The roads are good, the views amazing. Another violent day and again enough to capture, but not to get thirsty it is important to bring enough water on the bike today!
Starting point: Four Queens Hotel and Casino.
End point: Best Western Frontier Motel.
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Thanks to Richard & Lisa for the information!
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Duration
4h 23m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
366.56 km
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Lone Pine
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On the edge of the desert and at the foot of Mount Whitney - the highest mountain in the contiguous states of the US - lies the small town of Lone Pine. The place is fairly central between the Yosemite National Park and Death Valley National Park. Various activities are possible in and around this town. You can visit a prison camp from the Second World War (Manzanar), climb Mount Whitney and view the dry Owens Lake. You leave Las Vegas on the south side on the 115, 160 and then on the 190 straight through Death Valley to Lone Pine. After the Death Valley it is a bit more than the 136 before we arrive in Lone Pine.
Try to leave on time so that you can also take the time to view everything during the stops. You will also stop regularly for a drink, because Death Valley is the hottest, driest and lowest place in all of North America. Despite this frightening image, this National Park is very popular with nature lovers. The valley is largely below sea level, and is surrounded by high mountain peaks that are often covered with snow.
The unique flora and fauna have adapted to the extreme conditions. You will find beautiful sand dunes, exceptionally beautiful rock formations, beautiful desert landscapes, craters and also places with cultural backgrounds. The highest temperature ever recorded in the park - in July 1913 - was 56.7 degrees Celsius. The extreme heat of Death Valley is especially felt in Badwater; this salt flat is 85.5 meters below sea level, making it the lowest point in the entire western hemisphere. Other popular destinations are the Dante's View viewpoints, from where you have a wide view of the valley, and Zabriskie Point, where you can see whimsically shaped, colorful rocks in the desert landscape. The beautiful sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells are also visited by many tourists.
In this 4-star route you mainly drive on good roads, but also on an unpaved road. Enjoy the stops in Death Valley. Take enough water with you!
General information:
Death Valley:
This National Park, located in southeastern California, bears its name "Death Valley" with great honor: it is the lowest, hottest and driest area of the US. In short, a place where you will not find much life. At least, you would think so; however, this National Park houses some very rare animal and plant species.
The valley covers an area of 13,628 square kilometers and is located in the southeastern part of the state of California. A small part of the park is in the neighboring state of Nevada. In 1994 the area was declared National Park. Furnace Creek at Death Valley is often the starting point for visitors to the park. Here is the Visitor Center
located where all information about the park can be found. Millions of years ago Death Valley was probably an area that consisted of wide valleys and low mountains. The area changed into an inland sea due to tectonic activities. But gradually the water evaporated and the area became a desert with salt flats, sand dunes,
canyons and mountains. The annual rainfall is very modest, namely less than 5 cm per year. The lowest point of Death Valley, called Badwater, lies just south of the heart of the park and, at 86 meters below sea level, is the lowest point in the western hemisphere. In Death Valley it is generally very hot and there is a constant haze of hot air. The sky is azure blue and very clear. Half of the year is hanging here
a temperature of about 45 degrees and it hardly cools down during the night. In July 1913, a temperature of 56.7 degrees Celsius was measured in Furnace Creek, in the shade. It was the second highest shadow temperature ever measured in the world. Take the following advice to heart: never go to the park in this park
ground, because just above the ground the temperature is rarely lower than 65 degrees and can reach 90 degrees. Zabriskie Point gives the visitor a beautiful view of the Valley of Death. Dante's View lets you beautifully overlook the lowest point of the Western Hemisphere. Scotty's Castle is the holiday home of Albert M. Johnson, built in 1931. This house was purchased by the government in 1970 and it was then opened to the public. The
Ubehebe Crater is a quenched volcano near Scotty's Castle from which one can descend.
Death Valley has been a National Monument since 1933, but only became a National Park in 1994. The average rainfall is only 4.4 cm per year, as the mountains in the west obstruct most of the clouds. The sun can therefore fully shine in the area, which regularly leads to temperatures of 49 C. in the summer
ground temperature seems to have risen to 88 C: a little more and the water starts to boil!
Although there is generally little to see life in Death Valley, it is certainly there. Rabbits, rats, foxes, even sheep live in the area. Unique fish species can even be found in a number of permanent water sources.
Death Valley is open all year round, there is even a small airport at the Visitor Center in Furnace Creek. The area is also easily accessible by car; There are several major roads in the Death Valley area and Interstate 15 runs south of Death Valley. Several roads also run through the park itself, some of which
(including the camping pitches and historic attractions) are only suitable for cars with 4WD.
It is recommended to wear sun-protective clothing and sturdy hiking boots at all times in Death Valley.
Lone Pine:
The Paiute Indians have traditionally lived in the Owens Valley. These people had created trade routes to the coast of the Pacific, where they traded with, among others, the Chumashindians.
The name comes from a lonely tree that stood on the edge of the Lone Pine Canyon. Unfortunately this tree is no longer there; he went under during a flood. The town was founded in 1860 to meet the needs of the local gold and silver mining communities. Later Lone Pine turned into a place for farmers and ranch owners.
Around the same time the town was founded, members of the California Geological Survey Team discovered the highest mountain of the contiguous states of the US: Mount Whitney. They named the mountain after Josiah Whitney, a professor from the California Academy of Sciences.
In its existence, Lone Pine has endured a major earthquake and has been the site of a mining community, builders of the LA Aqueduct and various film crews. In the Second World War, Lone Pine was home to the Manzanar War Relocation Center, a concentration camp where Japanese Americans (foreigners and citizens) were placed as political prisoners for the duration of the war. Today it is a National Historic Site.
Death Valley National Park
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