Death Valley

Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point in North America.  It is normally dry.

When Badwater Basin fills with water it is called Lake Manly.  There had been significant rain in the Death Valley area so we went there to see the lake.

 

Death Valley

This was another unplanned trip.  Since we bee lined it to Beatty we had an extra day so we took the opportunity to visit Death Valley.  It is impossible to see all of Death Valley in a day, or even a week, so we took the drive to the north end of the park to see the Ubehebe crater.  It is a volcanic crater from an eruption somewhere between 2,000 and 7,000 years ago.

Badwater Basin from Hells Gate

As we were arriving, this guy was leaving.

We arrived early in the day since Beatty is so close.  We dropped the trailer at the campsite and drove north toward Ubehebe.

Little Hebe crater from the rim of Ubehebe.

Looking west across Ubehebe.  You can see our truck in the parking lot on the west rim if you zoom in.

We scratched off our third National Park since we started our travels.