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Spending some time at this place humming, drumming & singing. Stand right in the center floor space for the best sound.</FONT> </TD> <TD VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <P><CENTER><B><FONT SIZE="+3" FACE="Helvetica"><A HREF="../../../../GIFS/parks/deathvlly/kilns/inside.jpg"><IMG SRC="../../../../GIFS/parks/deathvlly/kilns/inside_i.jpg" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3" ALT="one window & one door"></A></FONT></B></CENTER></TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <div align="left"> <P>The western ranges of Death Valley National Park offer some interesting sites & hikes. This canyon called Wildrose is higher in elevation, a lot cooler than the valley floor & gets pretty dang windy.</P> <P>These bee-hive shaped kilns were used in the 1800's for making charcoal, that was used in nearby mining operations. Standing 30' high, these kilns were only used for a few years & are some of the best preserved charcoal kilns in the country.</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><TABLE WIDTH="640" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="10" CELLPADDING="0" HEIGHT="274"> <TR> <TD> <BLOCKQUOTE><B><FONT SIZE="+3" FACE="Helvetica"><A HREF="../../../../GIFS/parks/deathvlly/kilns/road.jpg"><IMG SRC="../../../../GIFS/parks/deathvlly/kilns/road_i.jpg" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="128" ALIGN="TOP" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3" ALT="wildrose rd"></A></FONT></B></BLOCKQUOTE> </TD> <TD COLSPAN="2"> <P>The drive up on old paved roads is a bumpy one; The nearby campgrounds are Wildrose, Thorndike & mountain ridged Mahogany Flat. The popular day hike nearby is Telescope Peak, from Mahogany Flat campground, a 14 miles RT hike that leads to the mountain towering over Death Valley at over 11,000'.</P> <P><B>FACTOID:</B> Telescope Peak is the only place that you can see both the lowest point & the highest point in the continental USA.</P> <P>Closeby is Panamint Valley for serious off-roading options; Barker Ranch, <A HREF="../../../wheelz/roads/goler.html">Goler Wash</A>, </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="227" ALIGN="RIGHT"> <P><CENTER><B><FONT SIZE="+3" FACE="Helvetica"><A HREF="../../../../GIFS/parks/deathvlly/kilns/kilns2.jpg"><IMG SRC="../../../../GIFS/parks/deathvlly/kilns/kilns2_i.jpg" WIDTH="300" HEIGHT="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3" ALT="no camping inside"></A></FONT></B><BR> <FONT SIZE="-1">go sing inside one of these things</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="227"><FONT SIZE="+2"><A HREF="../../../leisure/sites/mines.html"><IMG 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