Ruins, Oasis, Beer, Hot Springs: Hiking the Amargosa River Trail From China Ranch to Tecopa

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The Amargosa River flows through the hottest, driest part of the Mojave Desert, mostly underground -- but comes to the surface near the town of Tecopa, where it forms an amazing secret tropical oasis swimming hole hidden in the middle of a very harsh desert landscape! My friends and I hiked along the river from the China Ranch date farm, along the old, long-abandoned T&T Railroad grade, all the way to the Death Valley Brewery in Tecopa for a beer...and then a final stop at the hot spring for a relaxing soak. Historic ruins, tropical paradise, beer and hot springs -- this is one of the all-time greatest hikes in the Death Valley area!
 
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Credits:
Badwater Basin: Ivan, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Chief Tecopa: Mojave River Valley Museum collection - Public Domain,
Bamiyan Buddhas: František Řiháček, CC BY-SA 3.0,

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