This was my original vision of Death Valley, pretty desolate.  Badwater Basin, at 282 feet below Sea Level, it is pretty bleak.  This image was taken about a mile in from the road.  The salt/sand crust was pretty well broken up.  The miles of salt flats gave me a very chilling feeling (even though it was over 80 degrees).  Can you imagine what the first explorers thought when they came across this bleak landscape.

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