Death Valley. Furnace Creek. Hells Gate. Dantes View. Desolation Canyon......Doesnt sound like a pleasant place. In fact its the hottest place in North America. It has reached 56.7 degrees celsius just short of the record (58 in Lybia). While we were there it cracked 45 degrees. A group of 49ers (gold miners) tried to cut through this place and the captain died. So although only one person died, the name Death Valley has stuck since then.
A view from Dantes View. You can see the minerals trapped in the valley with no way out to the ocean. The whole area from the coast of California to Death Valley and beyond has a mountain range to valley to mountain range to valley formation. This pattern is repeated almost continuously. It seems the techtonic plates have broken apart to be shaped like books which have fallen over to one side.
A view from Dantes View. You can see the minerals trapped in the valley with no way out to the ocean. The whole area from the coast of California to Death Valley and beyond has a mountain range to valley to mountain range to valley formation. This pattern is repeated almost continuously. It seems the techtonic plates have broken apart to be shaped like books which have fallen over to one side.
The long road down into the main valley.
Not much life out here.
Interesting but HOT. Take lots of water.
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