Week 7: Death Valley

I've only ever been to California once, and that was when I was a kid for a family trip to Disney Land. A trip I try to forget because I almost drown in the ocean. I quite enjoy the water and am not such a huge fan of heat of the desert. And for someone who does not enjoy the heat of Summer, this week's field trip to Death Valley National Park does not seem to be for the faint of heart. As listed on the National Park Service website, it states, "Extreme Summer Heat - expect temperatures of 110 to 120 degrees. Drink plenty of water and Travel prepared to survive." Wow, that sounds like a complete 180 from my trip to Disney. Not once did I ever hear Mickey Mouse say, "Travel prepared to survive!" 

Death Valley is known as the driest in the country. What a record, in the year 1929, there had not been a drop of recorded in Death Valley. Archaeologists have even found human presence in Death Valley to possibly date back 9,000 years. Pictured below, is one of the "Mysterious Moving Rocks," according to the National Park Service website, research has suggested that a rare combination of rain and wind conditions allow the rocks to have just enough of a slippery surface to move and leaves trails of where these heavy rocks once were. Overall, this was to hot of a trip for me, hopefully our next trip into the future is somewhere with air conditioning!