Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Death Valley, California

Last weekend we ventured out to Death Valley National Park. It is located around 130 miles from Las Vegas in California. Death Valley is around 3.4 million acres big and offers some of the most dramatic visual landscapes in the United States. Telescope Peak rises 11,049 feet elevation and lies only 15 miles from the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, Badwater Basin at 282 feet below sea level.

Spring time is the most popular time to visit the park. Besides being warm and sunny you can view beautiful wildflowers if the past winter brought rain. We were lucky to have gone the beginning of March when the flowers were in full bloom. Parts of the desert were literally covered with yellow and purple flowers. Remember - with all the pictures posted on the blog, you can click them to get a more detailed picture.
















3 comments:

Anonymous said...

totally awesome pictures!!! what a great trip!
such a harsh..yet beautiful..landscape!!

I have been to death valley once... it was soooo hot...we had to turn the heater of the car on full blast so the engine wouldn't overheat. phew!! We were on our way to Bishop, CA in the Sierras ... if you get a chance that place is super cool!!

is your "Korevecs out West" season almost over?

kristinleigh said...

wow, awesome pics!

Jackie said...

K - Yes, the out west trip is almost over. We start heading back the end of April.

Kristin - Thanks