Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days ran for 18 seasons and 452 (!) episodes.

You can’t top Death Valley for place names.  Just reading the map is a pleasure.

But hey, the map is not the territory.  So the boys and I went out to have a look:

Things aren’t what they used to be in old Chloride City:

Just as well I didn’t know what these mountains were called.

On to Titus Canyon:

Rendezvous in the twilight:   

Morning at camp:  

Ever since I heard about the sailing stones I’ve wanted to see the Racetrack:

Not the easiest trip.

Let’s go have a look:

Bobby will do whatever it takes to get the shot:

These guys have a long walk ahead:

Keep going lil buddy!:

(is there anything so human as “rooting” for a rock in its meaningless decades-long journey across a dry lake bed?)

How about the crater?:

“Let’s drive down the old Lippincott Mine road!”

Shoutout to the rad Tom Harrison map of Death Valley.

Stirring clip from Death Valley Days: