Death Valley

We traveled from Yosemite through Death Valley to Las Vegas. Because it was such a long way we stayed the night in Lone Pine. Lone Pine is a small town, which is famous for being the location of many old western films. 

After a swim in the pool and a good nights sleep we started our journey through Death Valley. The further in to Death Valley we got the hotter it was! There are many things to see in Death Valley, we saw  the artists palette. This is a rock face that is coloured from all the different minerals in the rocks. There are some pictures below.

We travelled on to Badwater Basin. This is one of the lowest places on earth. It is 85.5 meters below sea level. Because it is so hot and dry there is only a little bit of water there which is really salty and the basin has a salt pathway where the water has evaporated and left behind the salt.

By now it was 111 degrees Fahrenheit!

This is the salt footpath!