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Originally Posted by hobbes9324
Yup - wife and I are doing a three days in Death Valley/ 3 days in Red Rock hiking trip. Years ago it would have been a chance to hit LV - now we MIGHT go out and gamble a bit one night (we're staying at Red Rock Casino for the location, not the gambling) Maybe we've just outgrown the nonsense (we're old) - but it's just not the same.
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Three days hiking at Red Rock? While there are a lot of different trails in RR, your view really isnt going to change all that much no matter where you are hiking. I've only done like 5 of the trails, but that is what I've found. Don't get me wrong, I love Red Rock and how close such a great hiking spot is to where I live, but if I was coming out of town I probably wouldnt spend 3 days there.
Have you ever been to Mt Charleston? There are some good hikes out there and quite different from the desert hiking ie plenty of pine trees. You might want to consider spending a day out there to hike.
I've been to Death Valley twice. Last time I did this loop hike that I can't recommend enough. It's called the Golden Canyon/Gower Gulch/Badlands Loop. It's about 8 miles total and includes Zabriske Point. Awesome views and I saw only a handful of people until I got to Zabriske Point. Great views, different types of terrain and rock coloration. I'd recommend starting at the Badwater Road starting point and go in a counter-clockwise direction (I did the hike in a clockwise direction). At least for me, the last part of the hike ie Gower Gulch was probably the least interesting of all the sections, so I'd get that out of the way first. Of course you'll be going up the Gulch instead of downhill, but then you won't have to hike up the big incline in the Golden Canyon.