Furnace Creek is aptly named if you visit in the summer. Temperatures here have reached as high as 134F.  This morning it was in the low 30s when I emerged from my tent. Despite overcast skies and a slight drizzle I made good use of the morning hours before having to set out for the airport in Las Vegas. Had I known my flight would be delayed by five hours, I would have hung around much longer.

I could spend days in the Badwater Basin alone. The salt crystal formations are as unusual as they are beautiful. I travelled through Twenty Mule Team Canyon on my way out of the park using my own trusted steed, a Jeep Wrangler that did more than earn its keep over the last three days.