Destination 4:
Scottys' Castle
Part Six:
Scottys' Grave
Scotty reputedly designated his own gravesite, and was buried as he wished. The views are very nice from here, but it is a bit of a climb. This is Aubree urging the old grampa to make it up the final part of the hill just to see the grave (not enter it):
I was running behind because on the way up I had been mesmerized by another desert five-spot:
But I finally trundled the rest of the way up to see Scottys' grave and memorial:
A nice touch was to have by his side his last dog's grave (Windy- one wonders what he fed the poor beast?):
Looking up Grapevine Canyon was nice from here:
When you have been to the grave and back, it is time to pack it in.
If you are done with Scottys' Castle, skip this section of go-back links and go the next, or any other, Death Valley 2009 destination.
But if you want to look at the Scottys' Castle pages again, here they are:
Go back to Part One: A Walk Around
Go back to Part Two: Entry and Main Sitting Room
Go back to Part Three: Small Sitting Room, Kitchen and Dining Room
Go back to Part Four: Scottys' Bedroom and the Johnsons' Bedrooms
Go back to Part Five: Upstairs Guest Areas and Music Room
1. We took a walk on a salt flat just for fun.
2. We took a drive through Titus Canyon just for fun, but I was the only one having any fun.
3. We visited Ubehebe Crater, a 2,000 year old volcano, the most recent one in the region!
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5. The Devils Hole Workshop Field Trip took us out of Death Valley into Amargosa Valley to see some recently mapped faults.