USA trip: Death Valley 11/03/2013

[Wim]

On Monday 11 March we drove by car from Las Vegas to Palmdale via Death Valley. When we approached the border of the US Navy China Lake training area, we saw 2 super hornets performing simulated attacks on a small village. We stopped to have a look and after their excercise they came over low level and waved to us with their wings!!



We continued our trip and 15 minutes later we stopped at the scenic point near the Father Crowley monument. 2 minutes after we had arrived, we saw a Growler passing through the valley and we were all stunned watching this without cameras in our hands... Luckely a super hornet followed soon after and we could catch this one. Apparently this was the entry point for the training area... half an hour later a hornet passed through the valley the other way round!!

[CR-74050]

Makes you thursty! Very nice shots.

[Arjan]

Stunning shots!! Great catch!!

[warthog64]

great catch! in death valley is also the rainbow canyon, also known for it's low level passes....

[BabyNuke]

Cool stuff

[phantom6]

very nice they can come and fly the mach loop any time

[Pieter]

Roel,

If I see the backdrop, I say this is Rainbow Canyon.

Maybe Wim can tell the Google Earth coordinates (I think it's the parkingplace on Route 190)

Pieter

[Wim]

Hello,

Thanks for the great comments.

The pictures were taken from the Father Crowley point parking lot along the 190, but you can drive furhter north-east through a dirt road to get even better views. It's an awesome place to stop by!

[Pieter]

Wim,

Thanks for the extra info, yes that's the place I thought it was. It's high on my wishlist and after your shots even higher

Regards,

Pieter

[Wijgert IJlst]

"Watch the mountains!"

[Key]

Wow Wim, great story & pics. Thanks!

Erik