Death Valley
Death Valley is amazing because it is the lowest, hottest and driest place in North America.
Hottest = Second highest temp ever recorded on earth at 134 F.
Lowest = 282 feet below sea level near Badwater. Badwater is shown above.
Badwater is a huge salt flat at the bottom of Death Valley. As the water trickles down to the bottom of the basin it carries salt (Sodium Chloride) from the mountain sides. This salt remains as the water evaporates creating a huge salt flat. It is really cool, there was a 2 inch deep lake sitting on the salt flat while we were there. We took off our shoes and walked out on the water. AWSOME.
I like this place because it is very calm and quiet. I could whisper across the lake and you could hear me clearly. As I mentioned above, Badwater is the lowest point in the western hemisphere at 282 feet below sea level. If there is a big enough quake this will keep falling lower and lower.
Surounded by the Sierra Nevada Moutains, we climbed out of the Valley on our way back to Mountain View. We drove 1100 Miles total in the trip and it was well worth it.
Hottest = Second highest temp ever recorded on earth at 134 F.
Lowest = 282 feet below sea level near Badwater. Badwater is shown above.
Badwater is a huge salt flat at the bottom of Death Valley. As the water trickles down to the bottom of the basin it carries salt (Sodium Chloride) from the mountain sides. This salt remains as the water evaporates creating a huge salt flat. It is really cool, there was a 2 inch deep lake sitting on the salt flat while we were there. We took off our shoes and walked out on the water. AWSOME.
I like this place because it is very calm and quiet. I could whisper across the lake and you could hear me clearly. As I mentioned above, Badwater is the lowest point in the western hemisphere at 282 feet below sea level. If there is a big enough quake this will keep falling lower and lower.
Surounded by the Sierra Nevada Moutains, we climbed out of the Valley on our way back to Mountain View. We drove 1100 Miles total in the trip and it was well worth it.
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