Zabriskie Point 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 …

Day 5. Another day, another destination.

So I'm still half dead from last night. As a recap, we made it in at around 22.00 with almost 500 extra miles on the odometer. I'd like for that not to happen again.

Since we have some laundry to do (and they let us know they have one of those laundromats) I decide to head over to the …

... 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 …

For those not familiar with the ride, here was the idea. As I celebrated a milestone birthday this year, it seemed fitting to mark the occasion with three of my favourite things, cycling, the desert and glorious sunshine. I would be riding the bike, with my girlfriend providing support in the RV. Actually, she is also one of my favourite things. In …

I dag forlod vi Utah, kørte den lange tur gennem Nevada forbi Las Vegas, for igen at ende i Californien. Turen gik igennem Death Valley, hvor mange cowboys gennem tiden har måtte lade livet pga. tørst og varme - selv her i november måned blev vi mødt af en luft så tør og varm, at det føltes helt uvirkeligt. …

Na de dagen in Las Vegas was het nu weer tijd om verder te trekken richting San Francisco. We zijn aan de laatste dagen begonnen. Om 9 uur hebben we allemaal afgesproken aan de receptie om uit te checken. Om half 10 zijn we vertrokken naar Death Valley NP. In Indian Springs zijn we even gestopt om eten en drinken in te slaan voor onderweg. Een …

... Death Valley. Von der Stadt der Lichter ins Tal des Todes, dominiert von Hitze und Einsamkeit – geht es extremer? Am Zabriskie Point (lookout) haben wir uns einen ersten Überblick über die Gegend verschafft. Wow. Berge, Felsen, Steine, Sand und ...

... . Les paysages semblent être sur la lune, extraterrestre, il faut venir voir, les photos ne peuvent pas rendre les couleurs : - Zabriskie point (d’après le nom de celui qui a eu l’idée de transformer ce site ou l’industrie ...

... really a win but Rachel chose to ignore that - he's just jealous of her skill!) We spent the next two days exploring Death Valley National Park just over the border in California. The first day was sunny and as we descended the 2000 feet to the lowest ...

... dollar de gallon zien staan. We zijn via de Tioga pass gereden; een mooie bergroute die Yosemite National Park doorkruist en een prachtig zicht op Yosemite Valley biedt (zie foto). Daarna een lange afdaling naar een zeer brede vallei. Echt knap. Marleen ...

... on the 178 to enter Death Valley from the south. There was a fair climb over the hills but finally we dropped into Death Valley as the temperatures steadily rose. We stopped at a few places for photos before arriving at Badwater. Badwater is the lowest ...

... its really pretty in March when its only 75 degrees and not 120.  From Aunt Isabel's she drove us the hour to Death Valley National Park in California to show us around the Southern tip of the park.  We did the quick driving tour of the Valley ...

... that it is simply a lifeless, empty landscape, but this 3.4 million acre (14,000 km2) park is the largest national park in the States.  The valley itself is 130 miles (210 km) long, between six and 13 miles (10-21 km) wide and is surrounded by ...

... in. The next morning after a breakfast of biscuits and gravy (how American is that?!) in the café we made our way into the Death Valley National Park.  The first part of the park we got to look at was Dante's View; a viewpoint at about 5,500ft, on ...

... pool so we decided to visit the valley during sunset.   First, the sand dunes, a swing by Golden Canyon followed by Zabriskie Point.  All very, very cool. That night we partied with the fellow visitors (all 6 of them & this is peak ...

... ;the road again and arrived to the National Park just in time for the sunset!  We made short stops to Dante's View and Zabriskie Point.  Dante's view, you can see a stunning view of the entire valley, the bad land water, and Devil's Golf Course ...