Death Valley 49ers Encampment - Dantes Point and The Wagon Train

Dantes Point is a mountain peak on the East side of Death Valley with an awesome view of the southern section of the valley directly above Bad Water Basin.

Dantes Point was closed for road construction during our 2017 visit.

As a part of the 49ers Encampment there is a group who do a wagon train journey into the park camping and traveling by horsedrawn wagon and dressing in period clothing.  The Escapees Boomers and the Solo groups were invited to have a pot luck dinner at one of the wagon train camps.

The wagon train members cooked various dishes in dutch ovens.  The Escapees also brought food to the potluck.

After queing up and loading our plates from all the circled wagons.  We fed our faces on lawn chairs around a large bonfire.

When the dinner was over, a quartet of musicians entertained us around the fire with a lot of fun cowboy songs and fiddle music.