Winter break in Death Valley 1

Death Valley here we come! - We had some free time after Christmas and decided to visit a place we for sure would not want to visit in summer. Family went to Death Valley NP. First day we went from Bakersfield to Ridgecrest, this is not Death Valley NP just yet, but we took it easy and explored Lake Isabella and drove over the Walker Pass. This turned out very interesting, we visited a touristy place selling lots of trash, but on the other hand had some old buildings from the gold rush times on display. We drove through an area full of Joshua trees, and it was so cold that there was snow around.

Historic buildings at Silver City ghost town 1

Historic buildings at Silver City ghost town 2

Historic buildings at Silver City ghost town 3

Historic buildings at Silver City ghost town 4

Lake Isabella

Joshua Tree high desert

F at Joshua Tree high desert

And yes there is snow (at Walker Pass)

And it was chilly (at Walker Pass)

But sooooo beautiful (at Walker Pass)

Museum at Ridgecrest

Museum at Ridgecrest

We arrived early in Ridgecrest, because we wanted to watch the Star Wars - The force awakens - and it was good :)