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.  

 

Colourful mountains and canyons

to explore,

 

 

 

 

 

sand dunes to walk over

 

   and watch the shapes and shadows change as the sun was going down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salt flats at the lowest land location in America

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

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