Desert in bloom

Day 23 - Death Valley Day

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February 19th 2008
The road from Lone Pine to Death Valley National Park was beautiful, but it kept getting better. Our first stop inside the park was at the overlook at Father Crowley Point. The colors and textures were amazing. From Panamint Springs through Panamint Valley and over the Panamint Range we climbed over 4,000' before heading down to Stovepipe Wells. The sand dunes east of Stovepipe Wells were so ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more