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The Artist's Palette - Death Valley National Park

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Death Valley National Park - California

Death Valley National Park in California boasts the lowest land point below sea level while also the fearsome highest recorded temperatures (134 Degrees F) in the entire USA.

  • In April 2022, my family and I flew in to Las Vegas Nevada.
  • For next 5-6 days, we took road trips to different national or state park.
  • States were Nevada , Utah, Arizona and California
  • One of the Parks was Death Valley National Park in California.
  • This park has the lowest land point below sea level
  • Park also has the highest recorded temperature (134 Degrees F) in USA
Desert Lizard - 100 degrees F Death Valley National Park California Af Ph Cor
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Why is the Park Called Death Valley?

Death Valley National Park while renowned for the variety in its geology, landscape, temperature, land point below sea level is also a harsh environment if you do not take some precautions. Those who did not heed unfortunately met their deaths.

  • The variety in geology, landscape is stunning.
  • But two major factors make it a dangerous death valley.
  • Temperatures in the park can soar above 100 degrees in summer.
  • There are no cellphone signals inside the park.
  • If you wander into remote, forbidden places you will be stranded without a lifeline.
  • There are only two gas stations inside the vast park.
Badwater Basin Salt Flats - Death Valley National Park Californi

Death Valley National Park while renowned for the variety in its geology, landscape, temperature, land point below sea level is also a harsh environment if you do not take some precautions.

Those who did not heed have unfortunately met their death.

Lakshmi Soundararajan

Wildlife Enthusiast

Lakshmi Narasimhan Soundararajan

How Do You Get There?

You can reach the Death Valley National Park mostly by road and air both from inside California as well as neighboring states. An exciting adventurous way though is by road.

  • We went by road from Las Vegas in Nevada to Death Valley National Park in California.
  • From the Las Vegas Strip, we took InterState Highway I15 South, then exited to State Highway NV 160W & Pahrump Valley Highway  (see below map).
  • It took us about 2.5 hours from Las Vegas to Death Valley National Park in California.
  • You will pass Death Valley Junction and enter the part from Beatty Junction 
  • Stovepipe Wells is nearby and one of the two gas stations inside the park 

You can reach the Death Valley National Park mostly by road and air both from inside California as well as neighboring states.

An exciting adventurous way though is by road.

Lakshmi Soundararajan

Wildlife Enthusiast

Lakshmi Narasimhan Soundararajan
Las Vegas, Nevada to Death Valley National Park California

Las Vegas, Nevada to Death Valley National Park California

Desert Lizard - 100 degrees F Death Valley National Park California Af Ph Cor

Desert Lizard - 100 degrees F Death Valley National Park California Af Ph Cor

Death Valley is Stunning!

Badwater Basin's Salt Flats

Salt flats are too harsh for most plants and animals to survive, yet are quite fragile. The salt flats in Badwater Basin cover nearly 200 square miles, among the largest protected salt flats in the world. The source of Badwater’s salts is Death Valley’s drainage system of 9,000 square miles—an area larger than New Hampshire.  

The Artists Palette - Nature's Easel

The rainbow of Artists Palette is the highlight along the Artists Drive Scenic Loop. Marvel at an array of colors (red, orange, yellow, blue, pink, and green), splashed across the hills. These colors are from volcanic deposits rich in compounds such as iron oxides and chlorite, which creates a rainbow effect.  

Mesquite Sand Dunes

The conditions at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are perfect for the creation of dunes, and while individual grains move, and ripples form, the dune field remains. These dunes are named for the mesquite tree which grows in abundance in the area. The Mesquite Dunes are known for dramatic shadows at sunrise and sunset, as ripples and edges in the dunes stand out in greater contrast. 

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