Tuesday, December 29

Jensen Canyon

Here is a place that’s not on any maps of tourist spots in the Death Valley area. It’s something Hilary and Luke discovered awhile ago, near the highway heading away from the Park. On the way in, we discovered this rock with T.A. JENSEN 1862 pecked into it. The carving looked fresh, which is something that desert carvings share since there is little weathering.

Going up the canyon, the walls get closer and higher.

After not a very great distance, the canyon ends in a covered grotto with a natural bridge crossing overhead. The spookiest thing about this place is that the walls aren’t very solid.

Time to leave. This shows the depth and narrowness of the canyon walls. On the way out we stopped to examine some other features, to be shown in another blog entry.

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