Desert Springs

California Travel – Adventure Nature Tours : Schedule for Day 8-13

Experience the solitude, expansiveness and beauty of the California deserts in springtime.

The second half of our California nature tour takes you from the heart of Death Valley past the Eastern Sierras, then through the lush Kern River valley on to the metropolis of Los Angeles. Take a hike up the smooth wash of mosaic canyon and admire the polished marble that make up the ground and walls. Experience the desolation of Rhyolite, a Death Valley ghost town. Picnic at the base of Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the continental United States. Then relax on the banks of the Kern River as you enjoy the early springtime atmosphere at this higher elevation. From there this adventure tour heads through the heart of California agricultural country back towards Los Angeles, approaching the end of your exciting two week tour. As in the first half of the tour you can expect a wide variety of activities, short hikes and nature walks, a couple of museums and visitor centers, comfortable hotels and unique small group adventures adjusted to the interest of each and every individual group.

Joshua Tree National Park

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Top Attractions on our California Adventure Nature Tours

Day 8: Death Valley National Park – Beatty

Drive through the southern part of Death Valley, with stops planned according to wildflower blooms. Stop at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center and a trail or two as you continue to travel California’s scenic deserts. Night in Beatty.

South Death Valley

Death Valley Flowers

Day 9: Rhyolite – Death Valley National Park – Lone Pine

Drive through Death Valley with stops at ghost town Rhyolite, Devil’s Corn Field. Cross Towne Pass and spend the night in Lone Pine.

Rhyolite

Central Death Valley

Day 10: Alabama Hills – Kernville

Visit to the base of Mt. Whitney for a walk, then explore the Alabama Hills where many famous Westerns have been filmed and wild flowers bloom. We will stop along Owens Dry Lake and Fossil Falls area depending on flower bloom. Spend the night in Kernville.

Mt.Whitney

Alabama Hills

Day 11: Kernville – Lake Isabella

This day there are a variety of optional activities available. A guided wildflower walk and drive along Lake Isabella is included, and optional activities include horseback rides and possibly whitewater rafting (dependent on winter snowfall). Night in Kernville.

Lake Isabella

Kernville

Day 12: Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve – Los Angeles

Walk at Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve where fields of poppies can provide a last California wildflowers photo opportunity. On our way back to Los Angeles we will visit Santa Monica, depending on group interests and time. In the evening we will say good-bye at dinner reviewing our California nature tour. Night in Los Angeles.