Everyone knows that Death Valley is
hot. It's one of the hottest places on earth and is also well below sea
level. Lowest point is almost 200 feet below sea level.
Our drive started off at 2000 feet above sea level
that morning at Wawona and took us up to almost 10,000 feet to exit Yosemite once
more over the beautiful Tioga Pass.
Then, a superb drive south with the Sierra Nevada
mountains on our right. I really loved that drive.
a quick photo stop before we leave Yosemite.
Back on the great American highway: the
395.
A few images of that journey.
We arrived after a longer journey than we expected
(America is so BIG!) at the Furnace Creek Ranch, right in the heart of
Death Valley.
It was quite warm here, but not unbearably so. Just a
cool 100 deg F.
Usually much
hotter, the locals told us. Expect 115 in mid June.
Below, a few panoramas taken during
that journey which I hope will convey the beauty of this part of
California.
