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.

@BackRoadsWest1

3 жыл бұрын

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!

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.

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.

@BackRoadsWest1

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks osimnod. It seems many people's knowledge for music is not accurate!

@osimnod

7 жыл бұрын

For an encore, let's see a video with the Marriage of Figaro as the background!

beautiful shots, thank you.

Good eye! That sign does appear on our virtual tour guide available on our BackRoadsWest website.

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.

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.

@BackRoadsWest1

6 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@albinoduck44

6 жыл бұрын

I would enjoy another video on Death Valley! Thanks for the reply.

@BackRoadsWest1

6 жыл бұрын

Here are some other videos we've done on places in Death Valley to really make you wanna go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lId30smld8vFYaw.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZuirsx6m7XepNY.html

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

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?

@benhorobin8404

9 жыл бұрын

I believe the piece of music being played is called "Toccata In D Minor"

@falc0knights496

8 жыл бұрын

phantom of the opera-mozart

@osimnod

7 жыл бұрын

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.

@loza9585

6 жыл бұрын

this isnt a tour, this is cickbait

@mikesaunders4775

4 жыл бұрын

A fittingly grand piece of music for an epic landscape.

Music is Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach

Great stuff guys...

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

beautiful color but wow i felt rushed

@BackRoadsWest1

6 жыл бұрын

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/

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.

@videoluvr4204

Жыл бұрын

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???

@ericashmusic8889

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

At 5:01 you incorrectly name the ghost town in Titus Canyon. It's Leadfield, not Leadville.

Bach is like Death Valley bleak and very beautiful. Good choice!

@BackRoadsWest1

5 жыл бұрын

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.

great choice on the intro music: tocatta in d minor by good old J.S. Bach. well done

@BackRoadsWest1

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

I recommend bringin hell of allot water it gets up to 100 degrees and higher u will go through 20 gallons in no time.

I thought the music was the intro to death alley driver by Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.

Thanks! I'll get that corrected...

Death Valley Is Truly Beautiful! Thank you for this video... It's it on a faulty line?

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

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.

Very nice. Like your choice of music. May I ask how much it cost you for licensing music to this video clip?

@BackRoadsWest1

6 жыл бұрын

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. KZread hasn't rejected "classical" music for me, providing it is over 50 years old.

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.

@BackRoadsWest1

5 жыл бұрын

Johann Sebastian Bach's most famous piece, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

@trimmoos

3 жыл бұрын

It is the opening piece used in Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” (1940).

Great place to visit!

Vampire 🧛‍♂️ music 🎶 convey the feeling of Death Valley.

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The reason for the choice of music - I guess people don't get that, but you did!

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'.....

@BackRoadsWest1

5 жыл бұрын

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.

I stand corrected....I have only met 1 person, who knows classical music, and composers. perhaps someday, we can trail, together.

Fine

When you were at bad water you should have filmed the sign on the hill indicating sea level.

Love the music on this. What is it's title?

@BackRoadsWest1

3 жыл бұрын

That's a famous classical piece from 1700s by J.S. Bach

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.

@BackRoadsWest1

6 жыл бұрын

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

this may be the hottest place on earth.

@kdog05__

4 жыл бұрын

56.7°c 1913 😵

0:01 Please anybody tell me that music name if you know :)

@alexg.6393

7 жыл бұрын

HunterVille -Toccata and Fugue

@MajorTom88

6 жыл бұрын

JS. Bach "Toccata & Fugue"

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!

Stupid question but, was this where under taker was born

@nathman4

9 жыл бұрын

No. He's from somewhere else in Texas.

Mosaic Canyon, not Mosiac Canyon. Leadfield, not Leadville. What about the Eureka Dunes? I'm glad you included the China Ranch Date Farm!

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

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.

@david.e.miller

Жыл бұрын

@@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!)

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

​@@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.

@david.e.miller

Жыл бұрын

@@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: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qoiNpJWsZKSod5M.html

@BackRoadsWest1

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

56.7°c 😵

@BackRoadsWest1

4 жыл бұрын

It's hot in any temperature scale

@kdog05__

4 жыл бұрын

@@BackRoadsWest1 How come? Even though their winter is 18°c?

So how do those rocks make tracks?

@BackRoadsWest1

8 жыл бұрын

+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

@lrmbvv

8 жыл бұрын

water

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

Undertaker is from Austin Texas

why did they called a Death Valley.. just curious 😟

@mico99odoop85

8 жыл бұрын

I think they call it that cause it's the hottest place in America it reaches up to 118 degrees

@mico99odoop85

8 жыл бұрын

+rob solis or 125 degress

@dubbled7286

6 жыл бұрын

Poop Doop , 134F world record.

undertaker was borned in texas but was in death valley for more years then he was in texas

@Kermatrix

8 жыл бұрын

wow, good english lol

is this were the undertaker born I pictured it I'll be more scary

Johann Sebastian Rock

Undertaker is from death valley ........?::::

@dereamacarswell2562

9 жыл бұрын

Yes

We already toured it back in the 80s

Thank you, but the music is very annoying to hear throughout!!

@BackRoadsWest1

4 жыл бұрын

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?

@gsd7421

4 жыл бұрын

@@BackRoadsWest1 Yes, I'm very familiar with the piece, and volume control is great to utilize :)

background music sucks. Should have been with only natural sounds.

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...

what up with the "toccata in D Minor" it's creepy

the music sounds too dramatic to me. Would have expected more explanations and less of a photo show.

lose the organ music...

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 don't like the background music... it's so eerie.. you only ruined the beauty of your film...

@anobodyfromnowhere8427

6 жыл бұрын

Lucky Maecy who cares what you think!!

Would have been good but the organ killed the video !!!

the music sucks

Stop the music and describe what is being shown. Nice pictures but a very terrible video

@BackRoadsWest1

4 жыл бұрын

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/

Terrible music choice. This is supposed to be fun not a funeral.

@BackRoadsWest1

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@Ishbu101

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@BackRoadsWest1

4 жыл бұрын

Understood. Thanks for commenting!

Really bad production!