Yesterday we toured the southern half of Dath Valley from our digs in Pahrump, Nv. We made a big loop from Shoshone to Badwater to Furnace Creek to Death Valley Junction and home. It's radical terrain and beautiful. The first stop was at Badwater, the lowest point in the western hemisphere. There's a walk out on to the salt flats. Nothing drains out of Death Valley. If it rains, it accumulates in low areas and evaporates, leaving whatever sediment behind. A side loop road is through what's called the Artist's Palette. It's a narrow, windy but paved one way road through some incredible geology of amazing colors. Had lunch at Furnace Creek and then took the ride out to Dante's View, another adventure in extreme geology and colors.
If you were taking a day trip from Vegas, the Artists Palette and Dante are the sights to see.
On to Zion and southern Utah today.
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B&D,
It's well worth it, imo, to rent the wet shoes and walking sticks to go up the Virgin River to where it narrows. There's a couple of rental places there to get the gear at. Zion's not near as large, area wise, as many, but has some really great short, medium and longer trails to go on. We loved it.
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