Artist's Drive Death Valley National Park

With temperatures forecast to reach around 44C today, we set out early. First stop was the Badwater Basin. At 85m below sea level, it's the lowest point on the continent. While it was once a lake 30 feet deep, the basin evaporated over the past 2000 years and is now little more than a puddle. Most notably, the evaporated lake has left behind a one …

... en dan op meerdere manieren. Gisteravond zijn we naar de Stratosphere toren geweest om Las Vegas van boven te bekijken, wat erg mooi was! De zon was net onder, dus achter de vlek met lichtjes, zag je ook nog de contouren van de bergen. Gil is nog in de Big Shot geweest, 1 van de attracties die bovenop geplaatst zijn. In dit geval 1 waarbij je …

got back from golf at 10 then just relaxed outside cabin in the shade reading and catching up on internet. well that was until i got an email from next place in yosemite to say we were a "no show " for last night ! silly me had booked wrong nights ! luckily i got it changed without too much hassle.

went for drive late afternoon, photos …

... , there was complete silence no white noise, no animals.  It was nothing but silence.  An incredible experience. Death Valley's peak session should be winter (now) as the temperatures are hot but not unbearable like summer but luckily for ...

... we had every intention of driving to Sequoia National Park still but after a bit of research and learning we still had 5 hours to Death Valley National Park we decided to give it a miss with the hope we can come back later during the trip. So our day ...

So, after a 9 hrs drive from Groveland, we finally arrived at our first big destination of our roadtrip: the Death Valley National Park.  So, u simply would not believe you're still in California.  It is just the vast nothingness. Colorful ...