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Topic: Death Valley Overnig, Death Valley Overnight Help

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Posted on: Nov. 12 2012, 9:59 pm

I am going to be heading into Death Valley arriving about 10:30 A.M. from the Vegas direction with my son (10 years old) next Monday (Nov. 19th). I am looking for suggestions for a backpack that meets the following:

A really short hike in Monday night (1-2 miles) to a suitable spot to camp, we will hike all day Tuesday and return to the car late afternoon Wednesday. Say 12 to 15 miles total trip. I will be exiting the West side of the park towards Ridgecrest.

I will be driving a standard rental car so I need to stay on a good road. Any interesting man made ruins, petroglyphs or etc. my son would like is a plus.

I am an experienced desert backpacker but have never been to Death Valley before. I know I could probably see more day hiking, but I really want to spend a couple of nights on the trail.

Any suggestions those familiar with the park can give me would be greatly appreciated!

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Posted on: Nov. 13 2012, 1:13 pm

Skip to the previous post in this topic.

Can I direct you to this discussion? http://forums.backpacker.com/cgi-bin....1160909
(In case I screwed up the link, it's in this forum, about 2/3 of the way down the page).

Are you prepared to carry all the water you will need?

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Posted on: Nov. 13 2012, 2:04 pm

Given your wants, i would agree with Rebecca. You will need to carry about 4 gallons of water so the 2 of you will have what you need. If you are going in about 2 miles to a base camp, and dayhiking out of it on day 2, then make sure you secure the water from critters who will chew into water jugs. I have seen birds peck holes into thin jugs hung from a line. Mice, or some walking critter, chewed a hole into a jug of mine once. I learned.

As for where in DV, I cannot help at this time. All of my trips there have incurred more hiking than you want to a base camp.

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