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Death Valley National Park 


Golden Canyon Trail

Golden Canyon Trail during a storm in Death Valley National Park
It would be possible to hike to Zabriskie's Point (5 miles), but I did not have a map so I opted to drive there instead.  It was hard to discern the main trail from the drainage forks.
Red Cathedral from Golden Canyon trail in Death Valley National Park
Golden Canyon trail in death valley

Zabriskie Point

Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, California
Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, California

Racetrack Playa

Boulders in Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park

Trailhead: 30 mile drive south from Ubehebe Crater, high clearance vehicle needed but not 4WD
The southeast corner of the playa has the best rock displays.  Continue past the "Grandstand" to the south end and hike out to the mountains where the rocks are falling down onto the lake bed.  Rocks with GPS units were placed out on the playa to solve the mystery of how the rocks move, video can be found here.
Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park

Badwater Basin Salt Flats

Badwater Basin Salt Flats in Death Valley National Park
Lowest point in North America at -280 ft. Also one of the warmest, with the 11,000ft Telescope peak preventing heat from escaping the area

Artist's Palette

Ubehebe Crater

Artist's Palette in Death Valley National Park
Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley

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