California, 4th November, 20 Mule Team Canyon
In order to get back to Furnace Creek from Dante's View you have to pass the end of Twenty Mule Team Canyon. A misnomer as the 20 mule teams from Harmony Borax never took this route through to Nevada. Nevertheless, at this early hour with the light still warm, it seemed a worthwhile detour. The canyon has a rough one way road which we took and passed through the upper Black Mountains with golden and chalky white hills which stood out well against the blue sky. My guide said to scout it for parking spaces first but there was no other traffic on this fine morning.