Painted Rock Petroglyph Site
The Painted Rock Petroglyph Site contains hundreds of ancient petroplyphs pecked into basalt boulders.
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| The picnic shelter made a great office for the morning, until the temperature hit 100 degrees. |
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Painted Rock
The Painted Rock Petroglyph Site contains hundreds of ancient petroplyphs pecked into basalt boulders.
Borax Museum
Death Valley National Park
The Borax museum is an outdoor museum exhibiting machinery and vehicles used by the Pacific Coast Borax Company in their Death Valley mining operations.
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| 20 Mule Team wagon trains were used to haul 24 tons of borax 165 miles from Death Valley to Mojave. |
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| Steam powered trains eventually replaced the 20 Mule Teams. |
Stovepipe Well
Death Valley National Park
The well was once at the intersection of two trails through Death Valley. After sand obscured the spot, someone stuck a piece of stovepipe into the well as a marker.
