February 14-16, 2024 Death Valley, California

 70's and sunny.

Judy and John having ice cream cones at Furnace Creek Ranch. The square at Furnace Creek Ranch. 

The last 2 days of the B2B hike are spent at Furnace Creek Inn. This is the casita for this years stay. Sunset from the casita. 

We had dinner at Inn dining room. It was Donna's birthday, so our waiter brought a birthday dessert. Suep, John, Judy D, Donna and Judy P.  Judy, Judy and Donna wanted to see the new canyon hike we had found, so we went back. Judy, Judy and Donna.

John helping Donna across the washout. This is the same mine from above. 

I was taking a photo of this desert lady bug and it decided to fly off, evening primrose, colemanite, at least 75 years these hangers have been sitting in the desert and they are still all tangled up, cool translucent rocks, desert gold, phacelia and gravel ghost. Hillside of phacelia.

John walking above the mine. Judy and Judy on the way back. 

Judy in front of a side canyon. We spent the rest of the day at the spring fed pool at Furnace Creek Inn.

The garden at Furnace Creek Inn. The pond by the casita. 

Tomorrow is the Annual Firehouse fund raiser rummage sale. There are a ton of great buys here. I will have a booth with jewels and baskets with my friend Susan. We helped unpack some of the rummage this afternoon. Sisters and Sisters. Sisters Eliza and  Sarah Jane (aka Wonderhussy),  and sisters Suep and Judy.

Last light on the Resting Spring range from the rummage sale site. Sunset from the rummage sale site.

Wonderhussy is a local celebrity who has a Utube page with a huge following. She is very community minded is a big asset to the area. She is having a meet and greet with her fans for a donation to the fire dept.  At the last event she had a huge following show up and raised a lot of money for the fire department. She is doing the same at the fund raiser this weekend. Her fans also buy from us local vendors which is wonderful.