Saturday, May 17, 2008

Leaving Vegas

Lake Mead We visited Lake Mead, an oasis in the middle of a dessert.
Hoover Dam

Artist Drive Death Valley National Park












We stopped at Death Valley National Park. It sure was hot! We took the scenic loop through multi colored volcanic & sedimentary hills called the artist palette. The colors of the rocks were awesome.













































The Devils Golf Course Death Valley

The Devils Golf Course is an immense area of rock salt eroded by the wind.

















Badwater Death Valley National Park

Badwater is the lowest point of the park. It is 280 feet below sea level. It a vast area of salt flats.















Zabrisky Point Death Valley National Park
The land here is a maze of colored badlands.











A view of our RV from Zabrisky Point





























Yosemite National Park














Yosemite Village


























Mariposa Grove Yosemite



Sequoia Trees


Glacier Point Yosemite














































Hazel Atlas Mine, Antioch CA

Coal mine & silica mine earth quake. Look at the gray lines in the picture & you can see where the earth moved during an earthquake.












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