February 23-25, 2026 Death Valley, California

 82 and sunny.

Field of pink sand verbena with a few desert gold.

Sand verbena and desert gold. 

We backpacked in to camp with the Judy's on their last night. My tent, John snores without his cpap and he didn't bring it, so I had my tent. Johns sleeping bag for the night in a field of flowers. 

Judy cooking her dehydrated dinner in a field of primroses. Judy and John on a patch of grass having dinner.

Sunset. My astrophotography for the night. It was cloudy, so I got a ring around the moon.

Judy and John walking back to the truck. Evening primrose, gravel ghost, gila, cryptanthia, sand verbena, Schotts calico, painted lady and phacelia with verbena.

Spanish needles, pincushions, chicory, 5 spot with no spots! I have only seen 3 without spots ever and two were this week. Desert gold with a 5 spot with spots , and sand verbena. Desert gold and colorful formations. 

Judy treated us to lunch at the Inn. The Judy's are staying in a casita at the Inn, we are staying in our RV in the campground, but hanging with them at the Inn, at the pool, their casita and having dinner at the Inn. Love the spring fed pool at the Inn. 

Sunset. We had an exhausting day around the pool. You get a golf cart with the casitas, so Judy drove us up to dinner. 

Sunset. Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley. One of my favorite places. 

We had a delicious dinner at the Inn dining room.