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Day 98 Las Vegas-Death Valley, USA

Wednesday 14th September 2005

sunny 46 °C

Managed to escape Las Vegas and still had money in my pocket which was a bonus.Next destination was Death Valley the hottest place in the world.I wasnt really looking forward to driving around here as it just kept going through my mind what happens if the car breaks down and im stuck out here.
We stopped off at one viewpoint at Death Valley and as i got out of the car i thought wow the heat isnt that bad and then i shot off up this small incline for about 50 metres.Well by the time i had got to the top i thought i was going to die.It had sucked the air out of my lungs and i felt like i had run 2 marathons in a row.What i couldnt believe was we saw 2 people cycling in this and how on earth they manage to do that in this heat i dont know.Total nutcases thats what i say.
We then had a look around the museum before going on a long drive all around Death Valley and apart from seeing sand,rocks and the thermometer in the car going up thats about all there is to see.

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Me at Death Valley National Park

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Death Valley

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Death Valley

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Death Valley

Posted by -reece- 6:34 PM Archived in Backpacking | USA

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