Two Antelope Valley men have succeeded in a pioneering attempt to cross Death Valley's blazing hot salt bogs in snowshoes during a trek from the lowest point in the contiguous United States to the highest.
Outdoorsmen Lee Bergthold and Jerry Freeman used snowshoes to cross the eight miles of salt bogs during a grueling 14-day hike from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, said Chief Ranger Dale Antonich of the Death Valley National Monument. U.S. Forest Service rangers said Friday they will now use snowshoes for rescues in the Death Valley salt bogs that have a thin crust above quicksand-like salt brine.
