A photo story

Death Valley

Laura and I at a Death Valley National Park sign in October 2024, next to a thermometer reading 101 degrees. It was a clear day with almost no wind. Death Valley was hot.

The day before we had been on Boundary Peak, about a five hour drive away. Death Valley in October can still feel like summer on the valley floor, and 101 on that thermometer was the number staring back at us.

We also did a short hike in a canyon. Even a short walk in a place this hot will stay with you.

We stood at the sign long enough to get the photo. A stop like that, Laura and me, next to a 101 degree thermometer, is a pretty good summary of a Death Valley day.