This is DAY 5 of our trip. We have been getting to know each other pretty well. The hotel in Stovepipe Wells was awesome, and we even lucky enough to find scorpions in our room! We had our free morning today, the time we left was 11:30 a.m.
There were many alluvial fans on the way to the Valley, we stopped few times to see the sand dunes, beaches, fans, and Harmony Borax mines. We were planing to go to the Salt Creek for Roy's Pupfish presentation, however, due to the construction we could not get to that location. Therefore, we moved the presentation into the visitor center. At that time, the temperature hit 102 F and marked the highest of the day.
Devil's Golf Course in the Death Valley Basin
Devil's Golf Course, as part of the Salt Pan, shows a huge amount of cracked salt area. The intense heat and rapid evaporation caused the lakebed to buckle and create these formations as shown in the picture above.
Matt is tasting the salt to check if this is salty!
As we went to the Bad Water, which is the lowest point on earth (elevation of 282 feet./ 85.5 meters), the salt there was smooth and white, and that is because of the spring still holds water to keep the area wet.
Picture taken at the peak of Death Valley (Elevation: 5449 ft.)
The view on the top of the mountain was phenomenal!
We also saw a coyote on the way back to Zion.
When we left Death Valley, it was already late at night. The next day will be a good experience because we are going to do the rock climbing at Slot Canyon/Zion.
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