Death Valley , California USA

Death Valley , California USA

Posted by Unknown on Monday, March 3, 2014 0

Death Valley is one of the best views of the geological configuration consisting of hills , valleys and desert located in eastern California , USA. The valley is also the hottest and driest regions in North America because of the place that always has a little water content and also because of the low geological location. Even so , the valley deserves to be one of a list of natural attractions that you should visit.

High mountain scenery with golden yellow desert that reminds us of the background cowboy movies can be enjoyed by driving a car through the Artist 's Drive, an area that is filled with steep cliffs dazzling while accompanied by a cool breeze. Not to mention Zabriskie Point, a high -lying areas of the hill right to enjoy the sunrise or sunset. Here you can see Death Valley as a whole and with different colors depending on the lighting and the time of arrival to this area .

The place is not less interesting is Telescope Peak and Badwater Basin. Badwater is the lowest elevation of the salt flats in the U.S. ( one of the lowest in the world anyway ), which is 282 meters below sea level, while the Telescope Peak is the highest peak with an altitude of 3,454 meters above sea level. It is said that the elevation between Badwater and Telescope Peak looks like elevation between Mount Everest and the Tibetan plateau.

In addition, you can also visit the historic places in this valley as Scotty 's Castle, is a castle in the middle of the valley oasis Grapecanyon formerly owned by a mysterious cowboy who called Scotty. There are many other interesting places in the Valley of Death. One of them is the Devil's Golf Course or Golf Land devil, plain rock salt eroded by wind and rain to make it look like the jagged tower. It is said that this place is very steep up " only the devil could play golf in such a terrible area ". The best time to visit Death Valley is spring and winter . It is not recommended to come in the summer because the temperature may not be bearable.