And we would definitely go back and stay in Amargosa Hotel on our next California trip. In all, this experience was so distinct from any other. Originally part of the Pacific Coast Borax company town, the Amargosa served as the miners’ recreation hall, where church services, movies, dances, funerals, and town meetings all took place. It was quite intriguing to see a hotel in the middle of nowhere and absolutely no one around. The eerie silence and whistling breeze drew us to this unique place. We stopped at the Death Valley Junction for some time to see the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel. And by nighttime, it all becomes one – the air, the land and the sky take cover under the same roof of darkness – where its difficult to see but it gets much easier to imagine.

In the evenings, the air seems to thin out making it much cooler. As far as the eyes can see – the land seems to be merged with the sky above creating a facade.

And this May, we got an opportunity to experience it.ĭriving through nothingness with miles of barren land and warm air, it feels as if that air holds power over this stretch of earth, filling up the entire territory so tightly that there’s no space for anything else. It was always on our list to drive through Death Valley from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, owing to the fact that it is one of those mysterious places. The prior WDRs for the Facility were Board Order No. 6-96-155 on November 8, 1996, which replaced previously established waste discharge requirements (WDRs). Permit History The Water Board adopted Board Order No. But a trip to the Valley is enough to leave you with that lasting impression. Amargosa Opera House, Inc., is referred to as the Discharger. Death Valley, just the name itself conjures up varied visions.

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