Death Valley – Day Two – Death Valley Headliners!

This is the the day we hit the high spots of Death Valley:

We drove south with beautiful views to a bumpy dirt road for a short ½ mile to get to Devil's Golf Course – rough textured salt crystals mixed with hardened mud runs across the entire valley floor in the area. The valley's original lake evaporated 2,000 years ago and salt crystals were left. They are sharp and difficult to walk among and looks and feels otherwordly.

Devil's Golf Course

Closeup of Devil's Golf Course

That little white sign near the top of the cliff is Sea Level

Next up was Badwater Basin, the lowest spot in the United States at 282' below sea level. We walked on the salt flats that look like slushy sleet/snow, but is simple table salt! 

Amazing patterns in the salt

Love the little "hairs" on the crystals

Back north to drive the fabulous Artists Drive with cliffs in pinks, greens, ochre, and buff. We sat at the Artists Palette viewpoint for sunset, where we enjoyed alpenglow on the peaks.

Back to the campground and yay! we have electricity. Fantastic day.