Death Valley National Park is a national park in the U.S. states of California and Nevada located east of the Sierra Nevada, occupying an interface zone between the arid Great Basin and Mojavedeserts in the United States. The park protects the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert and contains a diverse desert environment of salt-flats, sand dunes, badlands, valleys, canyons, and mountains. It is the largest national park in the lower 48 states and has been declared anInternational Biosphere Reserve. Approximately 95% of the park is a designated wilderness area. It is the hottest and driest of the national parks in the United States. The second-lowest point in the Western Hemisphere is in Badwater Basin, which is 282 feet (86 m) below sea level. (from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_National_Park)

Death Valley trip in 2008

• Scotty's Castle. Scotty's Castle.
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• Wagons from the days of 20 mule teams. Wagons from the days of 20 mule teams.
• Steam boiler from the borax works. Steam boiler from the borax works.
• Devil's Golf Course Devil's Golf Course
• Close-up of the soil at the Devil's Golf Course. Close-up of the soil at the Devil's Golf Course.
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• Bas Water - The lowest point in the U.S. Bas Water - The lowest point in the U.S.
• The red dot I placed on this image covers a sign that is at Sea Level. The red dot I placed on this image covers a sign that is at Sea Level.
• Actually this is in Beatty NV. Just liked the sign. Actually this is in Beatty NV. Just liked the sign.
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Death Valley trip in 2010 (on my motorcycle)

• Ol' Dinah - a steam tractor from the Borax works that replaced the 20 mule teams, rated at 110 hp. My bike sits in front, rated at 105 hp. Ol' Dinah - a steam tractor from the Borax works that replaced the 20 mule teams, rated at 110 hp. My bike sits in front, rated at 105 hp.
• Entrance to the 20-Mule Borax works. Entrance to the 20-Mule Borax works.
• Left over snow from the prior night. Left over snow from the prior night.
• Entrance to the ghost town of Rhyolite. Entrance to the ghost town of Rhyolite.
• Rhyolite train depot. Rhyolite train depot.
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• The Bottle House of Rhyolite. The Bottle House of Rhyolite.
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• Rhyolite Merchantile. Rhyolite Merchantile.
• Looking down into Death Valley. Looking down into Death Valley.
• Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the continental U.S., 287 feet below sea level. Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the continental U.S., 287 feet below sea level.
• Death Valley flower Death Valley flower
• Death Valley flower. Death Valley flower.
• The unfinished swiming pool at Scotty's Castle. The unfinished swiming pool at Scotty's Castle.
• View of the entrance to Scotty's Castle. View of the entrance to Scotty's Castle.
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