For the past week we've been in California, visiting some new places and enjoying some warm weather! Actually, warm is a bit of an understatement as it was HOT in Death Valley. I know, it's Death Valley... it's supposed to be hot! But, it was a bit warmer than usual for mid-March. We read that the average temperature this time of year is in the mid 80's, but during our stay the temperature actually hit 100 degrees. Just a week before we left on this trip we still had temperatures that were below zero in northern Minnesota. It was quite a shock to go from below zero to 100 degrees! Everybody says "Well, it's a dry heat." Yeah, that's true, but it is still 100 degrees. Anyway, we did enjoy the heat and the sun, even though it made falling asleep in our tent a little difficult.
Our first impression of Death Valley was one of jaw-dropping beauty. Before we actually got down to the valley floor we took a side trip to Dante's View, which provided an AMAZING view of the valley floor and the mountains on both sides. We took a little hike down to a view point, which is where I made this photo. The temperature here wasn't too bad, it was in the mid 70's. Hard to believe there is almost a 30 degree difference between where we were standing to make this photo and the valley floor below!
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