The morning started dark and gloomy with lots of clouds and wind. We could not see the top of the mountains for some time. It rained on several occasions as the day progressed and the clouds broke a little and let the sun through for a short time around noon and then it was gloomy the rest of the day. It did warm up a bit and then cooled back down in the afternoon. Not really expecting much different until the first of the week.

The photos are of items in the Death Valley museum. The old stage coach is still in good condition and with some upholstery, maybe be back on the trail. The huge diesel engine was used in the processing of the borax before it was shipped to the rail head some 165 miles away.

There is a lot of mining equipment, ore cars, etc. that are well preserved, due to the hot and dry conditions. There is some rain in the valley, an average of 1.9 inches a year, so things are quite dry.

Our indoor/outdoor thermometer is also has a humidity indicator and it does not register below 20%, it just says LO. I never did see anything but LO while we were in the valley.

Hopefully by Monday it will clear up and we will be able to do some thing in the area.