California's Death Valley, a scenic area that should not be overlooked.
Death Valley in California is only about a 2-hour drive from Las Vegas, so it is often considered an additional attraction for those visiting the gambling city, and its rich content is often overlooked. In fact, its area ranks among the top in the national parks in the United States, but due to the lack of distinctive features and the scattered distribution of attractions, coupled with the extremely harsh environment (the negative altitude causes the surface temperature to remain above 50 degrees Celsius for a long time in summer) and insufficient development, people are not very fond of it. In fact, it is still a very good choice to visit it carefully, especially in winter.
My spouse and I used two days in November 2022 to self-drive and visit some attractions. Due to the previous flooding, the northern and western roads of the park were interrupted, making some attractions inaccessible. We departed from Los Angeles and arrived at the east gate of the park before noon. We visited Dante's View, Badwater, Artist's Palette, and Zabriskie Point. We stayed overnight at the Amargosa Opera House in Death Valley, a hotel and theater opened by a former female dancer.
On the second morning, we went to Zabriskie Point to watch the sunrise, and then hiked the Golden Canyon trail. After passing through the visitor center in Furnace Creek, we visited the mining site Harmony Borax Works and Sand Dunes (a filming location for the movie "Dune"). We stopped for gas at Stovepipe Wells Village (which was surprisingly cheaper than Death Valley), and then headed southwest and turned left onto Emigrant Canyon Road (since Highway 190 was closed). This road is a narrow paved road that goes uphill all the way. There were few cars on the road, but many cyclists, and we also saw many wild donkeys eating grass leisurely against the backdrop of distant snow-capped mountains. Our final stop was the Charcoal Kilns, located above the snow line, and after this point, cars without snow chains could no longer travel. We then turned west and left the national park, ending our park trip around 4 pm.
The final experience to share is that Death Valley is still a worthwhile tourist attraction, especially the Golden Canyon trail, which is worth spending half a day to a day exploring. If the scenic area is open normally, it takes 2-3 days to visit, and I recommend everyone to come and experience it.
The dunes of Death Valley National Park are the most famous and easy to visit in the park. Located in the middle of Death Valley, this dune area includes three types of dunes: crescent, linear and star. The polygonal fractured clay of the ancient lake bed forms the ground beneath the dunes, and legume trees create large hills that provide stable habitat for wildlife.
Death Valley National Park is actually not a very scary place, in fact, it is described that the valley from the original water grass lush to the current can be said to be a valley that does not live much, but also can be regarded as a geographical change.
Death Valley National Park is very spectacular and can enjoy the special scenery of this mountain and desert in the United States. It is very convenient to come from downtown Las Vegas, and the endless canyon is very special.
We drove to Death Valley in mid-February. Starting from Las Vegas, we arrived in more than two hours. The temperature in February has reached more than 30 degrees. The various landforms in the valley are very shocking, especially the yellow flowers blooming on the Gobi beach. They are very beautiful! It's worth it.
This is a place where the grass is almost ungrown, plus a large area of saline land (the depressions are white from a distance, all dried salt), it is extremely difficult to survive, so it is called Death Valley. Only in winter can you play safely and cross this desert area. In winter, you will have direct short sleeves and shorts. Waiting for the roasted asphalt road in summer. But the unexpected surprise was that a lone wolf was found on the side of the road. Unfortunately, the speed was too fast and I didn't get it.
Death Valley National Park was established in 1933 in the United States. It is the lowest land in the Western Hemisphere. It is characterized by deserts, canyons and mountains. The north of Death Valley is sparsely populated and has few public facilities. A long stretch of highway, seemingly untouchable, was marked by dark, odd-shaped cliffs and open dunes. The best viewing time is at sunrise and sunset.
Death Valley Park is about two hours drive from Las Vegas. Generally, tourists to Las Vegas will go to Death Valley Park to check in. In fact, for people who don’t like and engage in geology, check in at Death Valley Park is just to check in to see the excitement... The landscape can be understood and How many tourists? Most tourists are sighing "good-looking, great..." and asking these sighing tourists, what is the landform feature? Where is the strangeness? Most tourists are confused...2022/2