Death Valley Road Trip Part 1
We had been talking about visiting Death Valley for many years. We finally did it! Here is the first post in a series.
Snow in the Sierra Nevada mountain range along U.S. Route 50 near the “Sierra at Tahoe” ski resort:
Mono Lake from the vista point on U.S. Route 395:
Sunset behind the Sierra Nevada. Somewhere north of Bishop, CA:
The east side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just outside Big Pine. The major mountain might be North Palisade:
Driving by Manzanar, the vile World War II Japanese-American Internment Camp. The Sierra Nevada mountains are in the background:
Wind-driven dust on State Route 136, east of Owens Lake:
Rainbow Canyon near Death Valley
At Death Valley, a Crow Apparently Begs
I’m trying the Tidal music streaming service. So far I really like the mixes they make based on the genres I listen to. They’re far more successful than Apple Music’s mixes. Also, on Tidal, when setting up my music preferences I could have gone all day selecting artists. Really good so far.
Daylight Saving Time means more energy use. The heat pump works harder w/hour longer low temps before sunrise. In summer, later sunset means the ambient air temperature won’t drop so windows must stay closed longer. I’ll be in bed during daylight, with the heat pump cooling longer to sleeping temp.