Furnace Creek

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Re: Furnace Creek

Postby tronagirl » Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:42 am

"The Land That God Had Forsaken"
Most of this video looks like it was shot near Furnace Creek. Lots of good wildlife shots at the end.
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Re: Furnace Creek

Postby deathvalleyjake » Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:50 am

Furnace Creek Resort
Here's some info about lodging at Furnace Creek.
The Furnace Creek Resort is situated in a lush oasis surrounded by the vast and arid desert of Death Valley National Park, California – just 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada and 275 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California.

LINK: http://www.furnacecreekresort.com/
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Re: Furnace Creek

Postby deathvalleyjake » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:40 pm

Why the hottest place on Earth is so dang cool
Nice collection of images and factoids...
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Re: Furnace Creek

Postby deathvalleyjake » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:44 pm

Death Valley National Park: Top 3 adventures for kids
People with kids (or grandkids) might find this interesting...
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Re: Furnace Creek

Postby deathvalleyjake » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:48 pm

Celebrating life in Death Valley
A member of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe shares a little of her perspective on Death Valley.
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Re: Furnace Creek

Postby deathvalleyjake » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:51 pm

Get lost in Death Valley on purpose
FUN FACT: Death Valley National Park is as big as the state of Connecticut.
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Re: Furnace Creek

Postby ergot » Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:45 am

HEAT-SEEKERS FLOCK TO DEATH VALLEY
Nothing hotter than Death Valley! For world record heat, this is the place!
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Re: Furnace Creek

Postby camel » Thu May 24, 2018 6:12 am

So I've heard bits and pieces of news about upgrades being done to the hotel at Furnace Creek and something about a name change to the Oasis. Not thinking the name change was such a great idea since Furnace Creek is much more historical and the Oasis sounds like something you'd find on the Las Vegas Strip. Also Oasis just sounds generally cheesey and commercial and not really consistent with the ideals of a national park or the great outdoors.
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Re: Furnace Creek

Postby recluse » Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:01 pm

camel wrote:So I've heard bits and pieces of news about upgrades being done to the hotel at Furnace Creek and something about a name change to the Oasis. Not thinking the name change was such a great idea since Furnace Creek is much more historical and the Oasis sounds like something you'd find on the Las Vegas Strip. Also Oasis just sounds generally cheesey and commercial and not really consistent with the ideals of a national park or the great outdoors.

Agree! It sounds way too commercial, but then again people who stay there have lots of money and aren't necessarily hardcore back-country types.
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Re: Furnace Creek

Postby torn80 » Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:36 am

recluse wrote:
camel wrote:So I've heard bits and pieces of news about upgrades being done to the hotel at Furnace Creek and something about a name change to the Oasis. Not thinking the name change was such a great idea since Furnace Creek is much more historical and the Oasis sounds like something you'd find on the Las Vegas Strip. Also Oasis just sounds generally cheesey and commercial and not really consistent with the ideals of a national park or the great outdoors.

Agree! It sounds way too commercial, but then again people who stay there have lots of money and aren't necessarily hardcore back-country types.

And if you drive through there during the busy months you'll see hundreds of Winnebego Warriors "camping" in the big paved campground nearby. Somehow "camping" in what is basically a giant parking lot doesn't really seem all that much like camping to me.
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