We drove into Death Valley yesterday morning! Its a cool place, still plenty of tourists going through before the summer, because it can hit over 120 degrees F there. We got as low as about 200 feet below sea level and the temperature was 95 degrees F in the shade and 105 degrees F in the sun. It didn't cool down much at night either, the inside of our RV was 84 degrees F at 10 p.m.
While we drove into Death Valley we took a picture of this tree standing as a lone sentry out on the desert.
The Mesquite sand dunes, a very cool sight.
It was so hot and dry when we went out running that the sweat evaporated right off my skin and I was as dry as paper afterwards. The Badwater Ultramarathon is a race where runners and other endurance machines run 135 miles nonstop from Badwater at 285 feet below sea level to Mt. Whitney at 8360 feet above sea level...in July! The temperature can hit 130 F during the race. People have said that I'm crazy for doing what I'm doing, but those guys are tough and nuts.
29 inch wheels ride great in the sand!
Who said that we need a Jeep? We've got this.
Interesting history fact: This wagon train was called the 20 Mule Team Wagon Train. In 1885 when they were mining Borax in Death Valley, 20 mules would haul 36 1/2 tons worth of water and Borax from Death Valley to the Mojave. They would cover 165 miles in 10 days.
While we drove into Death Valley we took a picture of this tree standing as a lone sentry out on the desert. It was so hot and dry when we went out running that the sweat evaporated right off my skin and I was as dry as paper afterwards. The Badwater Ultramarathon is a race where runners and other endurance machines run 135 miles nonstop from Badwater at 285 feet below sea level to Mt. Whitney at 8360 feet above sea level...in July! The temperature can hit 130 F during the race. People have said that I'm crazy for doing what I'm doing, but those guys are tough and nuts. 29 inch wheels ride great in the sand! Who said that we need a Jeep? We've got this.Interesting history fact: This wagon train was called the 20 Mule Team Wagon Train. In 1885 when they were mining Borax in Death Valley, 20 mules would haul 36 1/2 tons worth of water and Borax from Death Valley to the Mojave. They would cover 165 miles in 10 days.
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