In 1985 I camped in death valley with a friend and his family for weeks. His father was a geologist and was studying river beds and the rocks within them. Camping underneath the stars in death valley was a amazing time for 5th grade boy. Thanks, to Patrick and his family for the memories.
Thanks Alan. Death Valley is a big place with lots to see and lots to squeeze in on a 10 minute video. Soorry for being rushed but at least you saw a lot. If you'd like to see more, check out our Death Valley travel guide, where you can travel at your own pace, at www.backroadswest.com/brw/death-valley/
Your musical choice is awesome. I thought I ws the only person that enjoys Tchaikovsky, with scenic photos. Excellent video. I shall be offroading these trails, this Fall/Winter.
It's so funny that everyone has a love/hate relationship with the music. It is one of the most well-recognized pieces by famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It is synonymous with scary and forbidding places - like Death Valley. Remember, "death" is in the name. Perhaps I'll do a tour of Racetrack, where the rocks move, and set it to music by the Rolling Stones........or would that be the Sliding Stones?
BackRoadsWest is correct on the music score: Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Commonly known as the Phantom of the Opera. Mozart was not known for his organ music but was a master of violin -- A Little Night Music.
careful of run away tents to lol, and dont get stuck there are flash flood areas but there is a hidden oasis with sweet onions. in a pond underneath a waterfall
Unlike some of the commenters, I appreciate the music and the sense of foreboding it portrays. Also appreciate the overview and perspective your maps provide.
I was there in the late summer of 1972 . My Bro' in law Frank picked us up at Salt Lake City and we drove down to Springville, staying a couple days with LDS family, then ano' 100 miles or so to LDS Temple at Logan, a beautiful B'ldg. It was already getting very hot..then ano' 500 mile to Las Vegas thro' Death Valley, & past Furnace Creek. He wanted us to experience & see where some of the hottest temp's on earth were recorded. He knew it would be hot, but that's Ok he said.( aha ) little did we know, but it became so incredibly hot that day. Frank being in USAF had lots of 'gadgets' on board, and the station waggon thermo' showed 182' deg.( Not engine temp) .he kept saying as we got thro' the valley, it had to be a mistake. Turns out that Furnace Creek had just recorded (1972) a Temp of 201deg a few weeks before, and so I found that our outside temp gauge was accurate. Being a visitor from England UK, thoughts of ; are we going to die ? worried me..( Is this why they call it Death Valley, what are we doing here ? as my Sis in Law was in total panic & already in a feint. I could also see, Frank was scared but he just put his foot to the floor and we flew on for about 6 hours. We got to his AF base house in Las Vegas about 11: 20 pm. A scary " I was there "situation & I just did not know it, which I've never forgotten, although the events of the day went quite out of mind on my first sight of Vegas, as we came over a ridge to see all across the horizon, the multi-coloured city lights and scrapers ablaze, searchlights tracking the sky, revealing a giant 'Welcome to Las Vegas' billboard atop a skyscraper showing 72deg -11:12 pm.. Awesome.
i don't believe when you say there were recorded temps of 182 F and even you say 201 F....this must be from devices where somehow the sun heated up some adjacent metals that were touching the thermometer???
@@videoluvr4204 That is acceptable & understandable disbelief, but if you care to check the Official records for Furnace Creek, late summer 1972, you will find I told the Truth. I'd forgot about it for many years & only discovered the recorded figures by chance from a you tube Video, about some strange events at the Furnace Creek Ranch in '72. I have to admit, I recalled it was extremely hot but I also was amazed, but lived thro' it.
I watched all of the videos by the Creator of BackRoadsWest1, he names the city or area, but NOT the State in the USA. I like his videos....But I need to see the State the Places are located in, because I don't know everything in the USA.
Thanks for the feedback Alana. Our videos are an extension of our travel blog. In the travel article each video belongs to explains more and might mention the State if it is not obvious. If it isn't mentioned, then one can look it up on the interactive map that is available. See the blog at www.backroadswest.com/blog
Thanks for your comment! That music is not Tchaikovsky, however I used his Nutcracker Suite on the tour we did of "Zion in the Snow". It seemed fitting. The composer of this piece is Bach. It's called Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. It is an awesome piece of music and reminds people of Halloween or Frankenstein movies....or maybe even Death Valley.
Thank you! To my knowledge, since this is classical music composed in the 1700s, there are no copyright rules. However, whoever published the music can claim a copyright. Bottom line, in a music piece such as Bach's used here, it is very difficult for anyone to trace back who published the music. RUclips hasn't rejected "classical" music for me, providing it is over 50 years old.
I lived in Death Valley from Feb. 1979 to October 1979 and March 1981 to July 1981. I miss it, and if it weren't for my crappy health, I'd go back to work there. I hate Fresno, and I wish I were there instead of here!
A fugue follows the tocatta secrion. one part prested then another and another: very much " layeting". Again, the music is J.S. Bach Tocatta a d fugue in d minor. compare this choice to the mindless "loops" presented to as a "musoc"... I laugh and I cry...
You're welcome! Yes, there are 2 or 3 major strike-slip faults, like the San Andreas, that basically formed Death Valley and the mountains surrounding it.
Joseph, in case you haven't seen any of the other videos on this channel, they follow a similar format, which is a brief explanation in the front, then it leaves you to enjoy the visuals with music. Most people comment that they prefer this style as opposed to someone explain a bunch of stuff. It's a visual presentation, not a documentary. If you want to learn more about Death Valley, then purchase our guide at www.backroadswest.com/brw/death-valley/
Keep the music, I enjoyed it. Thank you for this wonderful video, traveling is one thing I wish to do a lot of when I have the means, and it's videos like these that inspire me to explore my wonderful home of California.
Thank you! Death Valley has been around for millions of years. So it should still be there when you're ready! I need to update this video with new pictures we've taken, but the music will not change!!!
Here are some other videos we've done on places in Death Valley to really make you wanna go: ruclips.net/video/bSCpglGh_1I/видео.html ruclips.net/video/GgnLjAkRxts/видео.html
I know Death Valley, and this is an awesome intro to the sights and the feel of the spot. But please: Correct "Mosiac Canyon" to the proper 'Mosaic Canyon'.....
Ha! 134K views plus 8 years later and finally someone notices a miss-spelling. I'm guessing you missed the miss-spelling on Titus Canyon. I am working on updating the video with new scenes. Thanks for catching that.
Thanks for the critique! That video is almost 10 years old, one of my first. I need to update it with the various things you pointed out, which people have done over the years. I just need to get there some day after all the roads are fixed. Never been to Eureka Dunes; rather remote. We've spent many long weekends at the B&B in China Ranch - great memories.
@@BackRoadsWest1 I know the area well since I live in Las Vegas. My favorite drive is Titus Canyon. Also, since I've been to Rhyolite numerous times, I bought some years ago a woodcut illustrated book entitled "Rhyolite: The True Story of a Ghost Town" by Diane Siebert (2003). As for the Eureka Dunes, that's where I lost my wedding ring. (It's a long story!)
@@david.e.miller so you lost your wedding ring in Death Valley and we were married in Death Valley, Beatty actually. We did our wedding pictures in Rhyolite. Along with updating the Death Valley video, I'd also like to update our Titus Canyon video tour. We used to live south of DV in Victorville. Now we live outside St. George, and there's more interesting things to see up here, plus we've been all over DV so many times.
@@BackRoadsWest1 St. George is a nice town. I always pass through it on my way to Zion National Park, which is my favorite national park (at least among the ones I've visited so far). A good Titus Canyon video: ruclips.net/video/xTYB3s4ABG0/видео.html
@@david.e.miller yea, I'd like to update video using the new camera we use that's mounted on a gimbal for smooth footage. We actually live outside Zion in Hurricane. Ironically, I conducted a 10 person tour of the Narrows yesterday. Great weather and conditions.
+ExoticSpeedify The mystery was finally solved in 2014. There are many articles out ther eon the subject, but read the Wikipedia article at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_stones
Great photo documentary, but I had to mute it all the way through, can´t stand the music from this chap, sorry! to me, Death Valley resembles serenity, nothing to do with whatever Bach had in mind at the time he composed that piece. Great video, otherwise.
I realize a lot of people out there have no concept of music history and that's sad. That music is the popular Fugue in G minor by JS Bach, a well-known 1700s composer. It is typically used in fun "haunted" situations, like haunted houses, and Death Valley has its share of haunted places. Oh, and in it's name in case you didn't realize it, "Death". Funeral music (where death is also a theme in case you didn't catch it) was composed by another famous composer, Frédéric Chopin, however Chopin's music is not in this video. So, before you shoot your mouth out about music, make an effort to understand what's behind the music and what it's being played to.
@@BackRoadsWest1 I guess I see the desert as celebrating life even with an ominous name in it like "Death." The desert makes me feel so alive. But I'm sorry for being so flippant.
In 1985 I camped in death valley with a friend and his family for weeks. His father was a geologist and was studying river beds and the rocks within them. Camping underneath the stars in death valley was a amazing time for 5th grade boy. Thanks, to Patrick and his family for the memories.
Used to stay at furnace creek campground every October /November growing up. It's been 35 years. Thanks for the video/memories.
My pleasure. Thanks for commenting.
I enjoyed watching this. I love Death Valley, I find it so fascinating !!
You're very welcome and thanks for the kudos. It's not difficult to find some great scenes to photograph in Death Valley!
beautiful color but wow i felt rushed
Thanks Alan. Death Valley is a big place with lots to see and lots to squeeze in on a 10 minute video. Soorry for being rushed but at least you saw a lot. If you'd like to see more, check out our Death Valley travel guide, where you can travel at your own pace, at www.backroadswest.com/brw/death-valley/
Your musical choice is awesome. I thought I ws the only person that enjoys Tchaikovsky, with scenic photos. Excellent video. I shall be offroading these trails, this Fall/Winter.
It's so funny that everyone has a love/hate relationship with the music. It is one of the most well-recognized pieces by famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It is synonymous with scary and forbidding places - like Death Valley. Remember, "death" is in the name. Perhaps I'll do a tour of Racetrack, where the rocks move, and set it to music by the Rolling Stones........or would that be the Sliding Stones?
I believe the piece of music being played is called "Toccata In D Minor"
phantom of the opera-mozart
BackRoadsWest is correct on the music score: Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Commonly known as the Phantom of the Opera. Mozart was not known for his organ music but was a master of violin -- A Little Night Music.
this isnt a tour, this is cickbait
A fittingly grand piece of music for an epic landscape.
careful of run away tents to lol, and dont get stuck there are flash flood areas but there is a hidden oasis with sweet onions. in a pond underneath a waterfall
Unlike some of the commenters, I appreciate the music and the sense of foreboding it portrays. Also appreciate the overview and perspective your maps provide.
Thanks osimnod. It seems many people's knowledge for music is not accurate!
For an encore, let's see a video with the Marriage of Figaro as the background!
At 5:01 you incorrectly name the ghost town in Titus Canyon. It's Leadfield, not Leadville.
I was there in the late summer of 1972 . My Bro' in law Frank picked us up at Salt Lake City and we drove down to Springville, staying a couple days with LDS family, then ano' 100 miles or so to LDS Temple at Logan, a beautiful B'ldg. It was already getting very hot..then ano' 500 mile to Las Vegas thro' Death Valley, & past Furnace Creek. He wanted us to experience & see where some of the hottest temp's on earth were recorded. He knew it would be hot, but that's Ok he said.( aha ) little did we know, but it became so incredibly hot that day. Frank being in USAF had lots of 'gadgets' on board, and the station waggon thermo' showed 182' deg.( Not engine temp) .he kept saying as we got thro' the valley, it had to be a mistake. Turns out that Furnace Creek had just recorded (1972) a Temp of 201deg a few weeks before, and so I found that our outside temp gauge was accurate.
Being a visitor from England UK, thoughts of ; are we going to die ? worried me..( Is this why they call it Death Valley, what are we doing here ? as my Sis in Law was in total panic & already in a feint.
I could also see, Frank was scared but he just put his foot to the floor and we flew on for about 6 hours. We got to his AF base house in Las Vegas about 11: 20 pm. A scary " I was there "situation & I just did not know it, which I've never forgotten, although the events of the day went quite out of mind on my first sight of Vegas, as we came over a ridge to see all across the horizon, the multi-coloured city lights and scrapers ablaze, searchlights tracking the sky, revealing a giant 'Welcome to Las Vegas' billboard atop a skyscraper showing 72deg -11:12 pm.. Awesome.
i don't believe when you say there were recorded temps of 182 F and even you say 201 F....this must be from devices where somehow the sun heated up some adjacent metals that were touching the thermometer???
@@videoluvr4204 That is acceptable & understandable disbelief, but if you care to check the Official records for Furnace Creek, late summer 1972, you will find I told the Truth. I'd forgot about it for many years & only discovered the recorded figures by chance from a you tube Video, about some strange events at the Furnace Creek Ranch in '72. I have to admit, I recalled it was extremely hot but I also was amazed, but lived thro' it.
this may be the hottest place on earth.
56.7°c 1913 😵
Music is Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
I stand corrected....I have only met 1 person, who knows classical music, and composers. perhaps someday, we can trail, together.
I watched all of the videos by the Creator of BackRoadsWest1, he names the city or area, but NOT the State in the USA. I like his videos....But I need to see the State the Places are located in, because I don't know everything in the USA.
Thanks for the feedback Alana. Our videos are an extension of our travel blog. In the travel article each video belongs to explains more and might mention the State if it is not obvious. If it isn't mentioned, then one can look it up on the interactive map that is available. See the blog at www.backroadswest.com/blog
Thanks for your comment! That music is not Tchaikovsky, however I used his Nutcracker Suite on the tour we did of "Zion in the Snow". It seemed fitting.
The composer of this piece is Bach. It's called Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. It is an awesome piece of music and reminds people of Halloween or Frankenstein movies....or maybe even Death Valley.
Very nice. Like your choice of music. May I ask how much it cost you for licensing music to this video clip?
Thank you! To my knowledge, since this is classical music composed in the 1700s, there are no copyright rules. However, whoever published the music can claim a copyright. Bottom line, in a music piece such as Bach's used here, it is very difficult for anyone to trace back who published the music. RUclips hasn't rejected "classical" music for me, providing it is over 50 years old.
I lived in Death Valley from Feb. 1979 to October 1979 and March 1981 to July 1981. I miss it, and if it weren't for my crappy health, I'd go back to work there. I hate Fresno, and I wish I were there instead of here!
A fugue follows the tocatta secrion. one part prested then another and another: very much " layeting". Again, the music is J.S. Bach Tocatta a d fugue in d minor. compare this choice to the mindless "loops" presented to as a "musoc"... I laugh and I cry...
I recommend bringin hell of allot water it gets up to 100 degrees and higher u will go through 20 gallons in no time.
beautiful shots, thank you.
I appreciate your videos. I do wish you would give the names of the music. I see below someone said it's a Bach Tocata.
Johann Sebastian Bach's most famous piece, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
It is the opening piece used in Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” (1940).
Bach is like Death Valley bleak and very beautiful. Good choice!
Thanks for the "yes" vote! I can't believe there are that many people out there that don't recognize classic music such as Bach, Mozart, etc.
Fine
Great stuff guys...
Death Valley Is Truly Beautiful!
Thank you for this video...
It's it on a faulty line?
You're welcome! Yes, there are 2 or 3 major strike-slip faults, like the San Andreas, that basically formed Death Valley and the mountains surrounding it.
Vampire 🧛♂️ music 🎶 convey the feeling of Death Valley.
Thanks! The reason for the choice of music - I guess people don't get that, but you did!
0:01 Please anybody tell me that music name if you know :)
HunterVille -Toccata and Fugue
JS. Bach "Toccata & Fugue"
56.7°c 😵
It's hot in any temperature scale
@@BackRoadsWest1 How come? Even though their winter is 18°c?
Johann Sebastian Rock
Stop the music and describe what is being shown. Nice pictures but a very terrible video
Joseph, in case you haven't seen any of the other videos on this channel, they follow a similar format, which is a brief explanation in the front, then it leaves you to enjoy the visuals with music. Most people comment that they prefer this style as opposed to someone explain a bunch of stuff. It's a visual presentation, not a documentary. If you want to learn more about Death Valley, then purchase our guide at www.backroadswest.com/brw/death-valley/
Keep the music, I enjoyed it. Thank you for this wonderful video, traveling is one thing I wish to do a lot of when I have the means, and it's videos like these that inspire me to explore my wonderful home of California.
Thank you! Death Valley has been around for millions of years. So it should still be there when you're ready! I need to update this video with new pictures we've taken, but the music will not change!!!
I would enjoy another video on Death Valley! Thanks for the reply.
Here are some other videos we've done on places in Death Valley to really make you wanna go:
ruclips.net/video/bSCpglGh_1I/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/GgnLjAkRxts/видео.html
great choice on the intro music: tocatta in d minor by good old J.S. Bach. well done
Many thanks!
Good eye! That sign does appear on our virtual tour guide available on our BackRoadsWest website.
I thought the music was the intro to death alley driver by Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.
I know Death Valley, and this is an awesome intro to the sights and the feel of the spot.
But please: Correct "Mosiac Canyon" to the proper 'Mosaic Canyon'.....
Ha! 134K views plus 8 years later and finally someone notices a miss-spelling. I'm guessing you missed the miss-spelling on Titus Canyon. I am working on updating the video with new scenes. Thanks for catching that.
When you were at bad water you should have filmed the sign on the hill indicating sea level.
background music sucks. Should have been with only natural sounds.
Thank you, but the music is very annoying to hear throughout!!
It's classical music from JS Bach that many people enjoy. If you don't like the music, you are aware of the volume control on your viewer, correct?
@@BackRoadsWest1 Yes, I'm very familiar with the piece, and volume control is great to utilize :)
is this were the undertaker born I pictured it I'll be more scary
Love the music on this. What is it's title?
That's a famous classical piece from 1700s by J.S. Bach
Undertaker is from Austin Texas
why did they called a Death Valley.. just curious 😟
I think they call it that cause it's the hottest place in America it reaches up to 118 degrees
+rob solis or 125 degress
Poop Doop , 134F world record.
Nice. Thanks for sharing.
Mosaic Canyon, not Mosiac Canyon.
Leadfield, not Leadville.
What about the Eureka Dunes?
I'm glad you included the China Ranch Date Farm!
Thanks for the critique! That video is almost 10 years old, one of my first. I need to update it with the various things you pointed out, which people have done over the years. I just need to get there some day after all the roads are fixed. Never been to Eureka Dunes; rather remote. We've spent many long weekends at the B&B in China Ranch - great memories.
@@BackRoadsWest1 I know the area well since I live in Las Vegas. My favorite drive is Titus Canyon. Also, since I've been to Rhyolite numerous times, I bought some years ago a woodcut illustrated book entitled "Rhyolite: The True Story of a Ghost Town" by Diane Siebert (2003). As for the Eureka Dunes, that's where I lost my wedding ring. (It's a long story!)
@@david.e.miller so you lost your wedding ring in Death Valley and we were married in Death Valley, Beatty actually. We did our wedding pictures in Rhyolite. Along with updating the Death Valley video, I'd also like to update our Titus Canyon video tour. We used to live south of DV in Victorville. Now we live outside St. George, and there's more interesting things to see up here, plus we've been all over DV so many times.
@@BackRoadsWest1 St. George is a nice town. I always pass through it on my way to Zion National Park, which is my favorite national park (at least among the ones I've visited so far). A good Titus Canyon video: ruclips.net/video/xTYB3s4ABG0/видео.html
@@david.e.miller yea, I'd like to update video using the new camera we use that's mounted on a gimbal for smooth footage. We actually live outside Zion in Hurricane. Ironically, I conducted a 10 person tour of the Narrows yesterday. Great weather and conditions.
Thanks! I'll get that corrected...
undertaker was borned in texas but was in death valley for more years then he was in texas
wow, good english lol
Undertaker is from death valley ........?::::
Yes
Stupid question but, was this where under taker was born
No. He's from somewhere else in Texas.
So how do those rocks make tracks?
+ExoticSpeedify The mystery was finally solved in 2014. There are many articles out ther eon the subject, but read the Wikipedia article at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_stones
water
what up with the "toccata in D Minor" it's creepy
lose the organ music...
Would have been good but the organ killed the video !!!
Great photo documentary, but I had to mute it all the way through, can´t stand the music from this chap, sorry! to me, Death Valley resembles serenity, nothing to do with whatever Bach had in mind at the time he composed that piece. Great video, otherwise.
Great place to visit!
i don't like the background music... it's so eerie.. you only ruined the beauty of your film...
Lucky Maecy who cares what you think!!
the music sounds too dramatic to me. Would have expected more explanations and less of a photo show.
Every time we go 4X4 through death valley we'd listen to 80's music and when it came to night time we'd listen Enigma
Terrible music choice. This is supposed to be fun not a funeral.
I realize a lot of people out there have no concept of music history and that's sad. That music is the popular Fugue in G minor by JS Bach, a well-known 1700s composer. It is typically used in fun "haunted" situations, like haunted houses, and Death Valley has its share of haunted places. Oh, and in it's name in case you didn't realize it, "Death". Funeral music (where death is also a theme in case you didn't catch it) was composed by another famous composer, Frédéric Chopin, however Chopin's music is not in this video. So, before you shoot your mouth out about music, make an effort to understand what's behind the music and what it's being played to.
@@BackRoadsWest1 I guess I see the desert as celebrating life even with an ominous name in it like "Death." The desert makes me feel so alive. But I'm sorry for being so flippant.
Understood. Thanks for commenting!
We already toured it back in the 80s
the music sucks
Really bad production!