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The quickest and most convenient route from Yosemite to Death Valley is via the Tuoleme Pass near Yosemite. It is also a very scenic route with a number of attractions along the way. You can visit Mono Lake, the ghost town of Bodie and the Inyo National Forerst along the way to Death Valley. Unfortunately...

I recently drove from Las Vegas Nevada to Death Valley California. This is only a short drive of about 100 miles, but it takes you over the mountains and through the barren Sonoran Desert. It turned out to be a very interesting excursion into the picturesque countryside of the still wild West. I drove...

Hiking up to Zabriski Point in 105 degree (41 C) heat.

Driving through Twenty Mule Team Canyon in Death Valley.

View from Zabriski Point, Death Valley, California.

View from Zabriski Point, Death Valley, California.

Scenery in Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley, California.

Road through Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley, California.

Walking on to the Salt Flats at Badwater, Death Valley, California.

Tempreature reaches nearly 120 F (47 C) at Death Valley in the shade.