Death Valley National Park Album |
The east entrance into the park |
There is one oasis in the park--Furnace Creek. |
The temperature was in the 90's even though it was early spring. |
The elevation at this point was 100 feet below sea level |
A borax mine had wagons displayed |
A mine of the Forty Mule Train Borax company |
Death Valley NP Visitor Center at Furnace Creek |
Death Valley NP is located northwest of Las Vegas. It covers 3.4 million acres and is visited by 868,000 visitors a year. The lowest level in the park is 282 feet below sea level. |
The creeks were all dry. A land of snakes and struggling vegetation. |
Scenery driving through the park |