Those Death Valley Days

Well Ethan and I survived Vegas and made our way to Death Valley. The scenery on the drive was outstanding. In a short while you drive through hills, plateaus and badlands. I got to drive the VW van and it chugged up a few hills, and gave me a warning light once, but overall, it made it ok.

At Death Valley we have been checking our some of the more popular places, scenic vistas and the salt flats. The first morning we went to Zabriskie Point for sunrise. I managed to catch a nice shot, while Ethan decided he needed a different angle and took off up the side of a major hill faster then if they where offering free chicken wings.


After that we headed to the salt flats, on the way a Coyote stopped us on the road, although it was cool to see it close, it was sad to think that it was this habituated to being feed by people.

The salt flats in Death Valley are the lowest place in the U.S., over 200ft below sea level. And I am happy to say that I had a meal of bacon at the lowest place in the states.

Next post, rough roads and their effect on VW vans!