Death Valley Life, 13: A Visit to a Russian Banya in the Desert, and Meditations on Rust

Death Valley Life, 13: A Visit to a Russian Banya in the Desert, and Meditations on Rust Last Friday I stumbled on another undiscovered gem tucked away in the farthest reaches of the middleofnowhere desert outside Death Valley: an authentic Russian banya at the heart of a Mad Max fairyland, where you can steam away your aches and pains in a sauna fashioned after a psychedelic geode, while attendants beat you with Russian oak under a vast night canopy of a million stars. Just when you think you ve discovered all the secrets of the realize it holds enough mystery and wonder for another ten lifetimes. I ll never get bored out here Support me on Patreon: Or help fuel my next trip: Buy me dinner: Merch: Recommended Gear: