Death Valley Suite Death Valley Suite The Death Valley Suite is a short symphonic suite written by Ferde Grofé in 1949, depicting the westward travels of pioneers through the 'harsh lands' of Death Valley in California. Grofe was commissioned by the Death Valley 49ers, a non profit organization devoted to preserving pioneering and mining history of the Death Valley region (consisting of Death Valley National Park and surrounding area). The composition and music was part of a pageant celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 49ers who came by way of Death Valley in search of gold and other riches and celebration of the
Death Valley Germans Death Valley Germans The Death Valley Germans (as dubbed by the media) were a family of four German tourists who went missing in Death Valley National Park on July 23, 1996. After an intense search and rescue operation no trace of the family was discovered and the search was called off. In 2009 the presumed remains of the adult members of the family were discovered by hikers who were searching for evidence of the German tourists' fates, and conclusive proof of the fate of the male adult has been established. The family consisted of 34-year-old German architect Egbert Rimkus, his