I was much more impressed with Death Valley than I was expecting to be. The desert has such an interesting draw to it. Sunrise and sunsets are amazing... oh and the stars are incredible too! Annie and I drove around and hiked all day. It was cool thinking that we were below sea level and camping at 5 feet elevation looking up at 11,000 ft. mountains. We woke up at sunrise and did some yoga in the desert after camping under some of the brightest stars we've ever seen. We played on the Mesquite sand dunes for a few hours. It was awesome being the first ones on the dunes hiking with all the sand undisturbed. The desert was just so open and free. We were there at a good time of the year too. It wasn't miserably hot!
Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America. Badwater, a basin located in Death Valley, has of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet below sea level. This point is only 84.6 miles from Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet In July of 1913, Death Valley recorded five consecutive days of 129 degrees or above. On July the 10th, a reading of 134 degrees Fahrenheit was taken. This world record was held for nine years
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