Death Valley National Park: Surprise Canyon
Splash through canyon waterfalls to an 1870's ghost town in Death Valley National Park.
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Death Valley National Park: Eureka Dunes via Last Chance RangeTraverse the Last Chance Range en route to the highest sand dunes in California and the abandoned Crater Mine on this difficult, 40-mile out-and-back in Death Valley. Death Valley National Park: Surprise CanyonSplash through canyon waterfalls to an 1870's ghost town in Death Valley National Park. Death Valley National Park: Ibex DunesTrek along the remote Ibex Dunes and wind through rugged washes on this 28-mile overnight near Death Valley National Park's southern border.
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