Darwin Falls – Death Valley

March 9, 2014
Landscape

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I'd heard of Darwin Falls in Death Valley but never been there on previous visits so decided this was the time.

Daily Photo – Grand Canyon Helicopter

January 30, 2012
Travel

Helicopter in the Grand Canyon (Click image for larger view)

It's called Guano Point because some intrepid explorer noticed a bunch of bats flying in and out of caves in the canyon walls. So they set up an operation, building gantries at the top of the canyon and scaling down the cliffs to the caves, so they could harvest the guano.