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1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps ix
4. Tables xi
5. Foreword to the First Edition xiii
6. Acknowledgments xv
7. An Introduction to Death Valley National Park and Vicinity 1
8. Part I Geological, Human, and Natural History
9. Chapter one Geologic History 9
10. Chapter two Native American Cultures 21
11. Chapter three Explorers, Prospectors, and Miners 27
12. Chapter four Tourism and the National Park 39
13. Chapter five Plantlife 47
14. Chapter six Wildlife 65
15. Part II The Death Valley Environment
16. Chapter seven The Desert Environment: Climate, Precautions, and Regulations for Explorers of Death Valley 97
17. Part III Exploring Death Valley National Park by Foot and Bicycle
18. Chapter eight Hiking and Backpacking in Death Valley 107
19. Chapter nine Bicycling in Death Valley 123
20. Part iv Trip Route Road Logs
21. Chapter ten An Introduction to the “Trip Route” Road Logs 131
22. Chapter eleven Southern Death Valley 143
23. Chapter twelve South.Central Death Valley 169
24. Chapter thirteen Eastern Areas and Amargosa Valley 201
25. Chapter fourteen North‑Central Death Valley 235
26. Chapter fifteen Western Areas, including the “Wildrose Country” 263
27. Chapter sixteen Panamint Valley Areas 287
28. Chapter seventeen Northern Death Valley 303
29. Chapter eighteen Big Pine Road and Eureka Valley 313
30. Chapter nineteen Racetrack Valley and Hunter Mountain 325
31. Chapter twenty Saline Valley Road, including Lee Flat 345
32. Chapter twenty - one Nevada Triangle 365
33. Appendix A Ghost Towns and Mining Camps 377
34. Appendix B Railroads of Death Valley 401
35. Appendix C Visitor Services and Activities 415
36. Suggested Reading 433
37. About the Authors 437
38. Index 439
39. Death Valley Wilderness and Backcountry Stewardship Plan of 2013 455