Death valley

[yo13dawg]

Here are a few from other popular areas in Death Valley National Park

1. Badwater salt flats


2. Zabriskie point


3. Artist's Palette


4. A few panos

 

[cpeay]

Great series. I so want to go there

 

[WesternGuy]

Nice shots, it is on my bucket list of places to go. Any suggestions as to the best time of the year to visit?

WesternGuy

 

[yo13dawg]

Nice shots, it is on my bucket list of places to go. Any suggestions as to the best time of the year to visit?

WesternGuy

I would say Spring when the wildflowers are in bloom, or Winter for milder weather and better chances for cloud cover for sunrise/sunset but with a higher chance of rain. Summer can get up in the low 100's and I'm just not a fan of trying to hike out in the scorching heat.

 

[Mully]

Nice set ...I really like the first image and POV

 

[WesternGuy]

Nice shots, it is on my bucket list of places to go. Any suggestions as to the best time of the year to visit?

WesternGuy

I would say Spring when the wildflowers are in bloom, or Winter for milder weather and better chances for cloud cover for sunrise/sunset but with a higher chance of rain. Summer can get up in the low 100's and I'm just not a fan of trying to hike out in the scorching heat.

Thanks for the information. Spring and Winter are a bit general, is it possible to nail this down to a month or two or three. My wife is thinking about going to a genealogy conference in Vegas in May, so is May a good month or would it be starting to get too hot?

WesternGuy

 

[yo13dawg]

Nice shots, it is on my bucket list of places to go. Any suggestions as to the best time of the year to visit?

WesternGuy

I would say Spring when the wildflowers are in bloom, or Winter for milder weather and better chances for cloud cover for sunrise/sunset but with a higher chance of rain. Summer can get up in the low 100's and I'm just not a fan of trying to hike out in the scorching heat.

Thanks for the information. Spring and Winter are a bit general, is it possible to nail this down to a month or two or three. My wife is thinking about going to a genealogy conference in Vegas in May, so is May a good month or would it be starting to get too hot?

WesternGuy

You can use this as a general guide. I would expect May to be hot around the basin if you are staying around the Furnace Creek/Stovepipe wells area. However, your heat tolerance may be higher than mine, and temp. changes year to year.

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[WesternGuy]

yo13dawg, thanks for the more detailed information. I will put this away in my file for reference when I am going to take Death Valley off my bucket list.

WesternGuy

 

[DannyLewis]

I like three it is really nice. cool colors.