Death Valley National Park

There is a lot to say about Death Valley, but the four highlights are

  • Hair raising elevation changes and tight hairpin curves driving the RV towards the Park’s west entrance
  • Death Valley holds three important records:
    • Lowest point in Western Hemisphere at minus 282 feet
    • Hottest location on earth (record high temperature at 137°F)
    • Driest place in the USA (less than 2 inches per year)
  • Spectacular views
  • The end of camping season – Dry camping (no hookups) means no air conditioning.  At 96°F during the daytime, it was actually quite comfortable in the shade, due to low humidity.  But at night, 76° was a bit hot, even at low humidity.  We left the campground on April 11th, just a few days shy of its seasonal closure on April 15th.

 

tailgate burgers
destination of one of our hikes
lowest point in the hemisphere
Lowest point seen from Dante’s scenic viewpoint

Here are select pictures from the many we took.  More will be added later

 

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