Tub is still there full of blue marbles and rubber duckies.
Blue marble bathtub death valley.
Edited by lighthawk 31 december 2017 05 23 pm.
Not sure if this is what you wanted from your original.
In the meantime i have a link for you with pics gps waypoints and a trail description if you re attempting to find it s location.
I have always felt that the sites the park service advertises are fitting of what generally lies in the stark mountains and yet that the very best is out there unadvertised discoered only by those willing to find a side of nature that is not developed or mapped but in the case of marble canyon this fine example.
Yes another death valley area mystery.
We spent wednesday night just below the marble bathtub during the haboob.
Click here and here to learn more about the story of the marble bath.
Trail conditions weather and land ownership change constantly and as always everyone must take responsibility for themselves both for safety and complying with the laws of the.
Marble bath in death valley national park california.
The first 4 pictures are the real marble bath the second 3 are the installed marble bath in death valley california.
A cast iron bath tub buried in a wash and filled with blue marbles.
Indeed there seems to be no marble or limestone outcrops anywhere near.
But if you look into the shallow canyon leading east immediately after dropping down from the pass toward saline valley you will find an actual cast iron bathtub filled with blue marbles.
Started by herr42 nov 11 2007 06 45 pm.
Overall marble canyon is doubtless one of death valley s greatest treasures.
I m still awaiting a reply to whether the blue marble bath is still there.
Backcountry explorers atlas obscura user been here.
See the blue marbles entry for more babble of the bath.
Oh by the way we don t claim to be experts in anything other than having a fun time exploring.
Blue marble bath death valley national park.
Blue marble bathtub in death valley.
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And the story behind this tub goes something like this.
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Photo explanation to follow in a future post.
As you go over steel pass road in death valley national park between the eureka sand dunes and upper warm springs there is an interesting oddity to be found if you know where to look.
They installed the tub in the misidentified location marked as marble bath on the erroneous maps.
