Tag Archives: badwater basin Arguably the best viewpoint in the Death Valley National Park is Dante’s View. Although only about a mile east-south-east from Badwater, it’s more than a mile vertically above it in elevation! It’s a 40 mile round trip from Badwater, the last 5 miles being restricted to vehicles less than 25ft long. It’s a paved road…  So I think it’s obligatory to visit Badwater if you’re in Death Valley. Badwater is the lowest point in the USA at 282ft (85m) below sea level. Actually, the lowest point is some distance from here but this is where the sign is (far left) that everyone photographs. Set into the cliffs behind me is… 
Great image. I love the way the hi key emphasises the feeling of heat 
Hi Chris, Thanks for your comment. 
[...] view mirror, as I was headed back to Route 178; the main road running south from furnace Creek past Badwaterto [...]
[...] Death Valley National Park is Dante’s View. Although only about a mile east-south-east from Badwater, it’s more than a mile vertically above it in elevation! It’s a 40 mile round trip from [...]
[...] was taken hand-held with my 75-300mm (B&H) racked out to 300mm. You can’t actually see Badwater in this photo but you can see, on the right, the finger of white salt crust that leads out from the [...]  From a distance, the salt flats at Badwater Basin in Death Valley look quite, well, flat. Indeed, if you visit Badwater and walk out onto the salt, the initial stretch where everyone walks is indeed flat. But off the beaten path, the flats are quite rough. The salt flats are made up of masses of…
[...] you can see, you can also walk out onto the salt flat here, the ramp and deck accommodating wheel chairs. From this view it looks as though these folks [...]  A little further north on the West Side Road, I captured this view east across Badwater Basin of an alluvial fan at the base of a washout in the Amargosa Range that runs down the eastern side of Death Valley. This shot was taken with my Canon 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III USM (B&H) lens racked out…  So the only previous time I’d been to Death Valley, I stayed to the blacktop. But this time, this time I thought I’d try the dirt road capabilities of my rented Infiniti G35 Coupe. A few miles north of Ashford Millon Route 178 you can turn left onto the West Side Road. Aptly named, this…
[...] Canyon (Click image for larger view) So if you saw yesterday’s photo looking south along West Side Road, this one was taken five minutes earlier, but looking north rather than south. You can see that [...] 
Brings back memories, driven a few miles over this type of highway (IN A HIRED VEHICLE!) actually found them quite serviceable at moderate speeds, only trouble is a hell of a lot of dust if you meet anyone.
[...] Fan (Click image for larger view) A little further north on the West Side Road, I captured this view east across Badwater Basin of an alluvial fan at the base of a washout in the [...]
[...] River, Death Valley (Click image for larger view) This photo was taken where the West Side Road crosses the salt creek that flows (when it rains) from north to south along the [...]
[...] the light was a curious mix as, to my back, were blue skies and white clouds while ahead of me lay the angry gray storm clouds. And, as you [...] |
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by Richard Davis