Half Around The World In 80 Days
Death Valley (27-29 September 1999)
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To most Irish people, Death Valley is know for being the hottest place on earth. This is indeed true, but it is also a place of surreal, barren landscapes like nothing I had seen before. And it IS hot, the thermometer at Badwater showed 105°F (45°C) at 6pm. See the story in pictures below.
Death Valley floor as seen from Dante's View. That white stuff down there is all dry salt.
Badwater, the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level.
Self portrait in middle of the salt flat, which really does taste salty.
Wile.E.Coyote begs for food at the roadside.
'The Devil's Golf Course' caused by cracking and upwelling of the salt flat. The salt crystals are rock hard and razor sharp so you choose your footsteps carefully
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Death Valley floor as seen from Dante's View. That white stuff down there is all dry salt.
Badwater, the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level.
Self portrait in middle of the salt flat, which really does taste salty.
Wile.E.Coyote begs for food at the roadside.
'The Devil's Golf Course' caused by cracking and upwelling of the salt flat. The salt crystals are rock hard and razor sharp so you choose your footsteps carefully