Drive the United States Death Valley National Park through the life and death

Are you thereThe United States of AmericaCalifornia, the North-South span, West Pacific, East View of big desert place, any natural wonders should all be not at all surprising. But, as we drove from the Mountains National Park (Yosemite National Park) of the central line and a wild profusion of vegetation, or for short-term fading fast, barren landscape of shock.

Death Valley is expression of "death".

The purpose of the trip, is to the southeast of California Death Valley National Park (Death Valley National Park). However, with the majority of National Park in a formal "gate" ticket at different between death valley, where rocky strange mountain water, light is the booking office let us look for a long time.

From the West into the valley, following the GPS fumbled a "entrance" recently on the map, but more and more have no confidence. Driving on bumpy gravel road, on both sides is be in the blues slanting shoulder of rock, but also from time to time with the sharp rocks to stop, the skill requirements, seems better than inBeijingThe alley is low. More alarming, walk, always obedient GPS has lost direction. We had to stretch as far as eye can see the desert with solar orientation, marking on the map. The taste, it is not into the valley, they felt the "death" of the atmosphere.

Fortunately, the sun is awesome, has been our most need it the moment the sun is shining, help us to find the nearest tourist center. There just know, original Death Valley National Park and not a formal gates, tourists by consciously in the visitors' center ticket. We to the visitors center waiter pour just lost experience, and praise thanks to the sun to help. The waiter to laugh, because here, a year can have a few days without the sun?

The biggest characteristic of death valley, is its very low precipitation. According to statistics, the average annual rainfall of 46 millimeters, is the world in addition to the Sahara Desert beyond the second low places. Not only does not rain, but also in the hot sun exposure, the point of water only also evaporate rapidly. So the natural conditions, but also created a record in the valley of death: extreme high temperature reached 56 degrees celsius. According to statistics, in 1996, there had been 40 consecutive temperatures over 49 degrees Celsius; in 2007, for 154 consecutive days and the temperature at 38 degrees celsius.