Articles of category "Death Valley National Park, CA"

The desert dry air of Death Valley has become very popular among tourists, especially Europeans. Death Valley California, in the southeast, is 282 feet below sea level, and considered the lowest point in the nation. As desolate as Death Valley sounds, it can provide visitors with various experiences. Just make sure to drink a lot of water all day long even if you're not thirsty. With the dry air, perspiration is hardly noticeable.

The name Death Valley National may, at first, sound like an odd place to choose for a vacation. However, it is filled with wide variety of natural beauty including the hottest place in North American as well as spectacular wildflowers and mountain peaks covered with snow. First proclaimed a national park in 1933, it now covers more than 3,336,000 acres, three million of which are wilderness.