Death Valley National Park, California
Spanning a bit over 5270 square miles Death Valley National Park lies in two separate states which are Nevada and California. The park contains part of the Mojave Desert and is the biggest national park in the original 48 states. The park gets around 1 million visitors a year and became a national park on October 31, 1994. Some of the formations in the park are almost 2 billion years old ranging from sand dunes to mountains, canyons and valleys. The highest temperature ever recorded on earth was in Death Valley in 1913 at an astounding 134 F. Touring on roadways is a popular way to visit the park.
Death Valley National Park Info
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Death Valley National Park Photos
Furnace Creek Inn (B/W)
Shutter Bug Brent posted a photo:
Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Park, California (B/W)
Monochrome Mesquite Dunes Vista
Shutter Bug Brent posted a photo:
Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California. (B/W)
Salt Creek
Torsten Reimer posted a photo:
The Death Valley was once part of a large freshwater lake. Salt Creek is a reminder of the water that once was - now turned salty.
