NPCA’s ParkScapes trip to Death Valley gave me the opportunity to experience this otherworldly place up close. I think that’s the right word for it – these are the mesquite sand dunes that served as locations on the planet Tatooine in the first Star Wars movie!
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Death Valley National Park
A world of extremes, Death Valley is the nation's driest, hottest and lowest place, but also features mountains over 11,000 feet high that experience below-zero weather and snow, as well as colorful badlands, sand dunes and canyons. Its dramatic mountains, valleys and dunes are world renowned for their complex and diverse geology. The park also contains a wealth of well-preserved archaeological sites and petroglyphs.
State(s): California Nevada,
Established: 1933
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Greetings from Death Valley National Park
We were able to spend 2 days at Death Valley helping the park rangers clean up areas that they had not been able to get to because of staffing and time. It was an amazing experience and I can't wait to spend more time there.
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Greetings from Death Valley National Park
I had to travel to California for work and my husband came along, we only had three days, snow and rain changed our plans and we ended up at Death Valley National Park. The name gives it an unforgiving feeling. It is a long drive through desert, to a new…
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