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Scenery along Artist's Drive in Death Valley National Park.

The road known as Artist's Drive in Death Valley National Monument.

Inside the Amargosa Opera House with Richard, the mayor, sherriff and city council of Death Valley Junction, population 3.

The Amargosa Opera House created by New York ballerina Marta Beckett, who has maintained the building and starred in weekly theatrical performances since 1968.

Murals inside the Amargosa Opera House painted by Marta Beckett.

Interior of Amargosa Opera House with Murals painted by Marta Beckett.

Wild Mustang grazing in Death Valley Junction behind the Amargosa Opera House.

The Amargosa Hotel in Death Valley Junction.

We visited Yosemite Valley in the early spring. The waterfalls were magnificent as the meltwaters of a record accumulation of winter snow filled them to capacity. We were headed east to the lands across the Sierra Nevada Mountains and ultimately to Death Valley. Tuolome Pass was still closed and not...