Once we arrived at the Death Valley National Park entrance, little did we know that we still had another 1.5 hours of traveling inside the park until we reached the first notable stop, which was Badwater Basin.
Along our journey inside the park, we happened upon this fellow (coyote), who was walking on the road. Randy stopped the vehicle so as not to hit him and he walked around the vehicle checking us out. Here he is in mid-yawn, clearly not impressed with us. (That pink on the picture is the reflection of my t-shirt on the glass. Randy wouldn't let me roll the window down for a clearer shot.)
Badwater Basin is the lowest place on North America (and one of the lowest places in the world). 282 ft below sea level.
Standing on the salt flats of Badwater Basin.
Furnace Creek Visitor Center. It was 97 degrees while we were there. And truthfully, while it was hot, it was not unbearable.
We ate lunch at the only local restaurant. We had pizza and watched World Cup Soccer on the restaurant television.
I'll have to admit... Death Valley does not rank high in my list of favorite parks we've ever visited. In fact... it's probably close to last. That's not to say I wouldn't recommend visiting, it's just that I don't need to go back.
After lunch, we left Death Valley and headed out to Yosemite National Park.
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