Death Valley

Springtime took us to the lowest and hottest spot in the Western Hemisphere: Death Valley. At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater Basin is the 2nd lowest spot in the world. A small saltwater pool sits surrounded by the salt flats left over from the evaporated lake. Elsewhere in the park are vast sand dunes and colorful badlands. After leaving the national park, we made a quick stop, a short distance outside the valley, at the ghost town of Rhyolite.