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Monday, January 11, 2010

Badwater Basin, Death Valley NP☀ day2 part3

Howdee all,

Lowest point in the United States

death valley day 2_102Badwater Basin 282 feet below sea level….

death valley day 2_104  my finger points to a white sign the is at sea leveldeath valley day 2_103Dont drink the water….very salty…death valley day 2_105

This boardwalk looks white as snow…it is salt…death valley day 2_108  Crystals of salt..death valley day 2_109

death valley day 2_113 I really liked this terrain….death valley day 2_112 It reminded me of a crackled meringue topping

death valley day 2_116

Lines of salt….death valley day 2_121 We all tried the salt…Andrew has high blood pressure from all the salt he ate..death valley day 2_120 I couldn't get enough of the salty crust….death valley day 2_122 loved the textures..death valley day 2_117 The salt crystalsdeath valley day 2_133 The whitest crystals were in the cracksdeath valley day 2_126  Andrew takes a breakdeath valley day 2_123 I want some lemon meringue pie with wisps of browned meringue please..

death valley day 2_143Salt crystals with thin hair like threads death valley day 2_141A Salt Crystal Hole

death valley day 2_151 Wouldn't want to be out here in the summer heat…death valley day 2_146Temp was in the mid sixties….awesome day…  death valley day 2_144

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Stay tuned for Artists point drive..our last tour of day 1

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The Valley of Death ☀

10 comments:

  1. Why do I suddenly have the urge to drink lots of water.
    Cool photos of the beautiful salt crystals.

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  2. Wow, thanks for posting these amazing images Dawn. An unbelievable place.

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  3. What is the temperature there now? Don are I are planning on leaving here on Thursday and spend some time in those parts I've been watching the weather. Seems to be 60 in Vegas and sunny.

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  4. What an other worldly place. I guess I have a new place to visit.

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  5. That place is so cool. Andrew must be having a blast.. I need to catch up on your other blogs..

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  6. Awesome.... I will have to go there with my wife, thanks for sharing!

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  7. These photos are fantastic. It reminds me of a drive my husband and I took from Vegas through Death Vally on route to Yosemite. The temperature was 106 degrees so we didn't stop. Your photos make me want to visit int the wintertime.

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  8. FASCINATING! I want to show this to the grandsons.

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  9. It is just a weird and amazing place to visit.The earth is just cracked by severe and intense cold and snow.

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ok what do you really think?????