1 December 2017
On Wednesday we travelled west from Bakersfield towards Las Vegas. On the way however we had to cross the ‘valley of death’ or, as it is known, Death Valley. The scenery was absolutely magical and a lot hillier than I thought it would be.
Death Valley is the hottest, the driest and the lowest place in the USA, having reached temperatures of up to 57 degrees Celsius. At our last stop, Badwater Basin (where the photos below were taken) we were 282 feet below sea level.
During our drive through Death Valley we had a fighter jet screaming around above us doing all sorts of stunts. Perhaps it was a thrill ride option from Las Vegas (wouldn’t surprise me in the least), but did summon visions of Ice Man and Maverick dogfighting over the Nevada desert in Top Gun — scenes which were filmed in the northern part of Nevada.
I also spotted this car in the car park when we stopped for supplies just outside Las Vegas. Apparently these cars are simply awesome to drive around in the desert. It’s a shame I won’t get the chance — maybe next time …
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