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March 17th 2016

Published: June 25th 2017

Geo: 36.4556, -116.867We were well and truly on the ocean road that would take us on a scenic drive all the way north to Canada so the first thing we did was… get off the road and head back into the heart of California to take in a number of well known sites including Yosemite, Sequoia National Park and Death Valley (with DH at the wheel driving in a straight line is just not going to happen... Read Full Entry

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Death Valley

More than 900 varieties of plants live in the Death Valley National Park.

Death Valley

The golf course remains open in the summer- the resort went so far as to establish a summer tournament in 2011 called the Heatstroke Open.

Death Valley Golfing

One of Golf Digest's “America's 50 Toughest Courses.”

Death Valley Badwater Basin

The site itself consists of a small spring-fed pool of "bad water" next to the road in a sink; the accumulated salts of the surrounding basin make it undrinkable, thus giving it the name.

Shadows In Death Valley

Death Valley Salt Princess

Adjacent to the pool, where water is not always present at the surface, repeated freeze–thaw and evaporation cycles gradually push the thin salt crust into hexagonal honeycomb shapes.

Death Valley Badwater Basin

Death Valley National Monument was proclaimed on February 11, 1933, by President Herbert Hoover, placing the area under federal protection.

Death Valley

Death Valley Sea Level Marker

Scenic loop drive through multi-hued volcanic and sedimentary hills.

Artist Drive

30th April 2016

Elaine & Doug
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A great place to visit, but we're not sure why anyone in their right mind would want to live there on a permanent basis!

30th April 2016

Reg Walton
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Is that a Ladies club you have??

30th April 2016

Elaine & Doug
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We're sure that most royalty would balk at the 'Death Valley Salt Princess' moniker Vic, but we guess that Deb thought that it was preferable to the 'Death Valley Badwater Basin Princess' you could have saddled her with.

1st May 2016

Don & Jill Taylor (Brazil Cruise
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Body should be straight over the ball. Both legs straight and bent evenly. Arms relaxed and straight. Ball off left foot. Other than that your position at address was perfect. With a slight adjustment the ball would have gone 300 yar
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10th May 2016

mss-2014
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"TURNIPSEED" ??? Really???

10th May 2016

mss-2014
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I love that sarcastic sign! It should be posted EVERYWHERE!! LMAO!

10th May 2016

mss-2014
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Worried about liability are they?? WOW, only in the U. S. of A. !!

10th May 2016

mss-2014
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It's beautiful!