Hike Death Valley 2015

My dear brother got me this lovely little tripod for Christmas.  It is quite versatile.  It easily attaches and detaches to and from my camera.

The legs bend and twist in all sorts of directions.  That means it can attach to just about anything, such as the hand-towel bar in the bathroom.

Death Valley has come up with a hiking activity.  If you hike certain places in the park, you get points.  Earn enough points and you receive your official Hike Death Valley 2015 sticker.  I decided to take the tripod out as I hiked to acquire my sticker.

First stop was Natural Bridge.  It had been over two years since I'd last been there and it was as impressive the second time around as it was the first.

View looking west into the valley from Natural Bridge.

Next, I headed to Golden Canyon and Red Cathedral.  Beautiful colors in Golden Canyon.

Looking west towards the valley through Golden Canyon.

End of the line was Red Cathedral.  I'd hiked Golden Canyon before, but had taken a different trail to Gower Gulch and hadn't been to this part of the canyon before.  It was pretty impressive.

See, I was there!

Next, I headed to Mosaic Canyon, another place I hadn't been in about two years.  It too did not disappoint.

Death Valley geology rocks!  (And so does my new tripod that made most of these photos possible.  Thanks, brother!)

After a long day with a lot of miles, I earned my sticker!

If you want to earn your sticker, fellow hikers always welcome!