We drove southwest from Las Vegas and into California's Death Valley National Park. We steadily dropped in elevation from Death Valley Junction to the visitor's center. We gained 30 degrees by the time we had reached Furnace Creek. The heat was staggering. The alternating mountain ranges with valley basins block moisture from the Pacific and trap the heat in the valley.
The View at the Texas Springs campsite.
Compressed sandstone hills for the kids to climb on at the campsite.
The lowest elevation recorded is 282 ft. below sea level.
We left Furnace Creek in Death Valley for a rendezvous with our Swiss friends in Bakersfield, Ca. They were beginning their Eastward trek, and us continuing West. It was close to Jenny's 8th birthday and we celebrated with a barbecue in the rain, cake and the next day in the sunshine, the pinata!
The celebrants.
Rich sending smoke signals.
The cake!
The men change a tire on Eddy's fifth wheel.
Jenny at the pinata.
The party goers.
The cross country travelers.
No comments:
Post a Comment