Infos zum Death Valley NP

Aktuell ist die Scottys Castle Road nördlich von Scottys Castle wegen Überflutung und Sturm Schäden geperrt.

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Offenbar haben Diebe einige der "Wandernden Felsen" im Racetrack entwendet.

Mysterious rocks stolen from Death Valley National Park

Das Rätsel um die "Sailing Rocks" scheint gelöst: KLICK

Aber nicht, wer einge davon geklaut hat - also doch Aliens?

Wer von 15. Juli an den Besuch von Scottys Castle auf dem Programm hatte, kann sich das bis so Mitte August schenken. Wegen Asphaltarbeiten auf dem Parkplatz tut sich da während dieser Zeit nichts.

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Zabriskie Point ist vom 1.10.14 bis 31.3.15 gesperrt.

Zabriskie Point Closed to Visitors for Winter Season

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Death Valley National Park previously announced that the popular vista site Zabriskie Point would be closed for major repairs on October 1, 2014. Although the project is still scheduled for 2014, the exact date has not been determined. The site will remain open until further notice.

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Starting December 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015, all access to Zabriskie Point and surrounding area will be closed for major rehabilitation work to repair unstable support walls and improve conditions. CA Hwy 190 will remain open to through traffic.

Der Zabriskie Point ist inzwischen wieder offen: Klick

Unusual weather causes flowers to bloom in California's Death Valley

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A warmer-than-average winter, coupled with heavy rainfall, has allowed wildflowers to bloom in the typically harsh climate of California's Death Valley.

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Scotty's Castle closed mid-week this summer
Scotty's Castle is open to visitors Fridays through Mondays this summer from May 19 to August. The guided tours, castle grounds & visitor center will be CLOSED on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays.

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Furnace Creek Visitor Center hours change for Summer 2015
To better serve summer visitors, the Furnace Creek Visitor Center is open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm beginning June 14 until October, 2014

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Badwater 135 is one of the toughest races in the world — 217km through California’s Death Valley.

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IT’S regarded as the toughest foot race in the world and an Aussie girl from Melbourne has just conquered it in record time.

Aussie Nikki Wynd has done something most of us could only dream of

Nach starken Regenfällen gibt es aktuell Probleme im Death Valley:

Death Valley roads still closed from Sunday flash flooding

Flooding at Death Valley temporarily closes Scotty's Castle, road to Badwater

Scotty's Castle in Death Valley to stay closed for several months after flooding

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Severe thunderstorms caused more flood damage in northern Death Valley National Park than initially thought, park officials said.
The visitor's center at Scotty's Castle, a Spanish-style mansion that offers guided tours, was inundated with about 2 feet of mud in Sunday's storms, park officials said Tuesday.
The outside of the center, which occupies the garage portion of the ranch house named for Walter Scott, known as Death Valley Scotty, is surrounded by rocks, mud and other debris from the flood.
Scotty’s Castle, the main house in the historic district, was not damaged, but the hacienda building’s interior ground floor was filled with about a foot of mud. Inside the Cook House, park officials found a few inches of mud. Flood debris covers the outside of the stables.
The flood damage was so severe that park officials said Scotty’s Castle likely will be closed for several months.

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Mehr Infos zur Flutkatastrophe im Death Valley:
Flooding Runs Counter To Death Valley's Image, Remakes National Park Landscape