Death Valley National Park

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After 1800 miles and 29 hours of driving, we reached the stunning Death Valley National Park. Intermittent sheets of rain pounded on our car top as we drove from St. George, Utah through Las Vegas and up through Indian Springs where the rain was so hard, all vehicles had slowed to a crawl. The evening TV weather reported severe flooding in Las Vegas that would continue into Wednesday! Our timing was fortunate. And, the storms produced magnificient clouds that can be seen in our photos. The heat in the valley is stupifying and can be escaped in the air conditioned lodgings, visitor center, restaurants and general stores inside the park. Or one can drive into the surrounding mountains and hike in pleasant summer temperatures. We stayed two nights at Furnace Creek Ranch -190 feet below sea level.

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Photos

Nevada-Utah border Interstate 15
The dark clouds are the storm we left in St. George, Utah.

Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
100 ft. high desert dunes.

20-mule team wagons
Harmony Borax Works employed 40 men who produced three tons of borax daily 1883 - 1888.

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns
The kilns were once used to convert pinyon and juniper logs into charcoal.

Comments

[Betsy]

What a great trip!
Your photos are amazing! Thanks so much for blogging your trip!