Wednesday, March 4, 2020

March 4 Ubehebe Crater & Furnace Creek

After hiking Ubehebe Crater we moved to Furnace Creek







The crater is 1/2 mile across and 500 feet deep
We hiked to the bottom


the view from 1/4 way down

2/3 way down

view from the bottom






view from top


we walked the 1.5 miles around the rim

walking the rim


we descended into the crater by the path on the right and went up by the middle path

From the bottom it didn't look that different , except that the middle path was shorter and steeper. After we had committed to the center path we discovered that it was a ridiculous amount steeper, and loose gravel all the way to the top



2 comments:

Lera Ryan said...


It's unfortunate you got caught on the steepest path and with loose gravel. That would take away from a 'relaxing' walk.

Bob said...

It really wasn't a relaxing walk either way,no matter how you put it. There was about 3 inches of loose stone on the path. We were sliding going down about an inch with each step and maybe 2 inches on each step going up.

Ok to say we did it but it was not a recommended hike