Death Valley was built on the strength of the mule teams that carried Borax from here to different towns 160 miles away. It took them 10 days to travel that distance. Everything in Death Valley was geared to the mule teams and the borax industry.
There is a group called the Death Valley ‘49ers who come to here every November and put on all kind of displays, sales and golf tournaments. The music is nonstop, but the best so far is the coyote howl. The contest was last night and the howling was quite impressive!
This is the 70th year for this group and in special recognition they had a twenty mule team come into Furnace Creek and travel on to the Harmony Borax Site. The mule team was a re-enactment of the actual teams that carried the Borax…I loved this! The mules were so cute!!
When the Borax mines were in danger of losing money the company decide to try to keep the area alive by attracting tourists. To do this they needed a nice hotel and so the Death Valley Inn was built in 1927. It has been renovated and is a beautiful oasis in the midst of the arid surroundings. We were there yesterday to check to out again and to get an update on prices…$400 - $500 UISD per night depending on the season seems a little excessive to me!
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