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Death Valley National Park – California

Images of Death Valley National Park – in central California, taken in June 2013.

So let’s get this out of the way, it was a little warm in Death Valley National Park. Officially it was 125 degrees my first day there and 129 degrees the second, however, on day one my car registered 136 degrees on the road between Furnace Creek and where I was staying, Stovepipe Wells…see the picture below! When the air temperature is that high the ground temperature can be 170 to 200 degrees but it’s a dry heat…only blast furnace hot! As I told everyone leading up to this trip, “Anyone can tour Death Valley in the winter…”

From Badwater, the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere at 282 feet below sea level, to the tortured valley floor at the Devils Golf Course, the colorful Artists Drive and the spectacular view of it all from 5475 feet above the valley at Dantes View; Death Valley is an amazing place to see at any temperature.
Dantes View of the valley at 5475 feet in Death Valley National Park
Dantes View of the valley at 5475 feet in Death Valley National Park		 Badwater Basin from Dantes View in Death Valley National Park
Badwater Basin from Dantes View in Death Valley National Park		 “River” of salt from Dantes View in Death Valley National Park
“River” of salt from Dantes View in Death Valley National Park		 Dantes View of the valley at 5475 feet in Death Valley National Park
Dantes View of the valley at 5475 feet in Death Valley National Park		 Looking south toward Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park
Looking south toward Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park
Badwater Pool in the Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park
Badwater Pool in the Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park		 Salt crystal deposits in Badwater Pool in Death Valley National Park
Salt crystal deposits in Badwater Pool in Death Valley National Park		 Badwater Basin at 282 feet below sea level, the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, in Death Valley National Park
Badwater Basin at 282 feet below sea level, the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, in Death Valley National Park		 Salt crystal deposits in Badwater Pool in Death Valley National Park
Salt crystal deposits in Badwater Pool in Death Valley National Park		 Salt deposits in Badwater Pool in Death Valley National Park
Salt deposits in Badwater Pool in Death Valley National Park
Sunset at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park
Sunset at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park		 Sunset at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park
Sunset at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park		 Sunset at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park
Sunset at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park		 Sunset at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park
Sunset at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park		 The long road into the valley in Death Valley National Park
The long road into the valley in Death Valley National Park
136 degrees registered by my rental car between Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park
136 degrees registered by my rental car between Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park		 Looking across the valley in Death Valley National Park
Looking across the valley in Death Valley National Park		 Rental car on the floor of Death Valley National Park
Rental car on the floor of Death Valley National Park		 Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park
Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park		 Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park
Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park
Salt and mineral formation at the Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park
Salt and mineral formation at the Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park		 Salt and mineral formation at the Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park
Salt and mineral formation at the Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park		 Salt and mineral formation at the Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park
Salt and mineral formation at the Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park		 Salt crystal formation at the Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park
Salt crystal formation at the Devils Golf Course in Death Valley National Park		 Along the Artists Drive in Death Valley National Park
Along the Artists Drive in Death Valley National Park
Along the Artists Drive in Death Valley National Park
Along the Artists Drive in Death Valley National Park		 The Artists Palette along the Artists Drive in Death Valley National Park
The Artists Palette along the Artists Drive in Death Valley National Park		 Along the Twenty Mule Team Canyon drive in Death Valley National Park
Along the Twenty Mule Team Canyon drive in Death Valley National Park		 Along the Twenty Mule Team Canyon drive in Death Valley National Park
Along the Twenty Mule Team Canyon drive in Death Valley National Park		 Along the Twenty Mule Team Canyon drive in Death Valley National Park
Along the Twenty Mule Team Canyon drive in Death Valley National Park
Entrance to Golden Canyon in Death Valley National Park
Entrance to Golden Canyon in Death Valley National Park		 Towering cliffs in Golden Canyon in Death Valley National Park
Towering cliffs in Golden Canyon in Death Valley National Park		 Layered rock formation along the trail in Golden Canyon in Death Valley National Park
Layered rock formation along the trail in Golden Canyon in Death Valley National Park		 Rock formation along the trail in Golden Canyon in Death Valley National Park
Rock formation along the trail in Golden Canyon in Death Valley National Park		 Ubehebe Volcanic Crater on the north side of Death Valley National Park
Ubehebe Volcanic Crater on the north side of Death Valley National Park

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