Sunday 6 December 2009

Discovering Death Valley – 16th to 19th November 2009

Scorchingly hot in July and August when temperatures reach 49 deg C, the valley was pleasantly warm (25-30 deg C) in November. IMG_2967 IMG_3000 IMG_3009 

 

Colourful mountains and canyons

to explore,

 

 

 

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sand dunes to walk over

 

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Salt flats at the lowest land location in America

 

 

 

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where the little water that exists contains 5 times more salt than sea water and most is below a deep, dry and crisp crust,

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and industrial relics of Borax mills which struggled to remain viable in the late 1800’s.

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