Also known as the Jedi Transition in Star Wars Canyon (apparently some Star Wars film scenes were shot here), this is the US equivalent of the Mach Loop in Wales. Aircraft appear with only a few seconds notice, and disappear down the canyon a few seconds later. There is a good viewing point called Father Crowley's Outlook, on the road through Death Valley. There is a car park, rudimentary toilets, and nothing else. While we were there the smoke from the record Californian wildfires hundreds of miles away was being blown towards us by extremely strong winds, but we stuck it out for a day and a half on the 8th and 9th November. Not many aircraft, many blurry photos and, here, a few sharp ones. |