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Saturday, October 5, 2019 It was lunchtime when we pulled into Furnace Creek, the main development inside Death Valley National Park. Wanting to eat in a restaurant, we looked for the most audacious hotel entrance we could find. That would be the entrance above. Through the double doors and into the lobby, the hotel desk … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Furnace Creek
Saturday, October 5, 2019 Artist's Palette, shown above, is a group of colorful minerals deposited close together by volcanic eruptions. In the sunlight, the minerals appear out of place against the overwhelmingly brown mountainside. Artist's Drive is a nine mile one-way and one-lane roller-coaster loop winding up and down the mountainside. The road is narrow … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Artist’s Drive
Saturday, October 5, 2019 The Devil's Golf Course in Death Valley National Park is a good example of a salt pan, a natural occurrence of salt covering the ground over a large area. According to Wikipedia article, maximum salt depth was measured by the Pacific Coast Borax Company at 1,000 feet. Later studies suggest that … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Devil’s Golf Course
Saturday, October 5, 2019 Badwater Basin is not all that special when it comes to low places. Sure, it is the lowest place in North America at 282 feet below sea level. But worldwide, not such a big deal. Most of the other continents have North America beat on the list of lowest places. In … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – Badwater Basin