It was a cloudy morning when we got up to head out to see Death Valley again. Like the Bandit we had a long way to go but a short time to get there. After breakfast in our room (the hotel doesn’t provide breakfast) we drove out and saw a few burros grazing on the side of the road. Seems the burros are like deer in the eastern US. They’re wild and could provide for some traffic disruptions. We passed by the Devil’s Cornfield, an unusual area of vegetation of stalks of bushes. I missed the parking area so we just slowed down to take photos. Next was a sand dune area. I had been to a sand dune before in Colorado. This one had a bit more vegetation around it rather than the usual ones you picture from Lawrence of Arabia. We got some good pictures and headed west. After a good hour’s drive through Stovepipe Wells camping area we made it to Father Crowley’s Overlook. It was a nice area with parking and bathrooms. A very short drive on a gravel road let us to “Star Wars” canyon where the Air Force pilots do their maneuvering. We stopped at Stovepipe Wells General Store just to see what they had. Thankfully we had brought our own meal, as the general store only sold snacks. We would have had to eat at the restaurant across the street if we had no food. Did you know there are fish in Death Valley National Park? Supposedly in a stream you can find these fish. We tried to go there but the road was closed and we would have had to hike in. We stopped by an overlook (with the crowds). I walked to the top and saw hikers from a far off walking around. At the top you could see for miles and miles. We then drove to Dante’s View up through some steep switchbacks to a very cold top. It was snowing, albeit tiny flurries. It was amazing to see such a vast difference in weather in Death Valley. Afterwards we drove through Artist’s Drive for some great views of the colorful mountains. Later we drove to the Devil’s Golfcourse for some views of weird mud dried land. It looked like something off another planet. We stopped at the salt flats at Badwater Basin where the crowds were overwhelming and parking was at a premium. We stopped for a few minutes before making our 2 hour drive to Baker, California. In Baker we ate at the Mad Greek. It was a restaurant featured in Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. We had gyros which was a great change to our palette. We drove another hour to Barstow and turned in for the night. The hotel was Roadway Inn. The owner had some friendly dogs dressed in Christmas sweaters to greet me upon arrival.