June 23nd Death Valley

June 23nd Death Valley

Yes, I truly understand why it is called Death Valley. One can’t even explain it unless you have experienced it. Today it was only 117 degrees. It has gotten up to 130! It is a very desolate place. There are some pretty spots, but they are few and far between. We went to a place called “Devil’s Golfcourse” and that litereally felt like an oven. You know when you first open up the oven when it’s really hot and your face gets that burst of hot air? That is what it is like getting out of the car, but it stays that way. The breeze hurts your body. I was surprised in learning that back in the day when the people who named it “death valley”, that only one of them had died. Also, I more people die there each year in single car accidents than heat stroke! Weird huh? But, your mortality is never so apparent than in this place. You literally are one hour without water away from death. I could see dying out here. We were going to camp here (I know, we are CRAZY!) but decided to keep on driving to Sequoia. The settlers had a famous saying that I truly understand now: “Goodbye Death Valley!”