We've had a record amount of rain in California this winter, and with that came a "super bloom" of wildflowers in the deserts. I took this as an excuse for a backpacking trip into Death Valley. There's an old ghost town called Panamint City that I've always wanted to visit. It was a booming mining town in the late 1800's and relics to its' history are abound.
It took me 5 hours and a lot of 4WD to get to the trailhead.