Death Valley Photos from Spring 2004
First Row:  Left to Right, The view from Dante's View, one mile above Badwater Basin (-282 feet). Manly
Beacon from Zabriski Point. Golden Canyon as sunset approaches. The sunset from Artist's Drive.
Sunset and clouds over Telescope Peak (11,049 feet). Middle Row: Scotty's Castle in the Grapevine
Canyon area. Ubehebe Crater, a Maar volcano, formed after a short but violent explosion thousands of
years ago. Little Hebe Crater, just next to Ubehebe. The Ubehebe ash-fallout area. The famous sand
dunes near Stovepipe Wells. Bottom Row: Sand dunes and badlands. Colored hills on the way from
Ubehebe. The Trona Pinnacles on the Panamint-Trona Road, similar to the Mono Lake Tufa Towers.
Badwater Basin (-282 feet) and the newly constructed tourist viewing-deck. Panorama from Ashford
Mill Ruins of the Funeral and Amargosa Mountains.
Directions and Best Times to Visit Death Valley
Death Valley is Best approached from various roads leading into the park from Highway 127. Take
Interstate 15 to California 127 North, or US-95 in Nevada to Nevada 373 south (which becomes CA
127). From 127, take either CA 178 west, through Jubilee Pass, to Badwater Basin, or CA 190 west
into Furnace Creek and the center of the park. From US 395, take CA 190 East to Stovepipe Wells.
Best times to visit are Fall, Winter, or Spring, when it is least hot. In the spring, wildflowers are
common in the park, so take your cameras! Summer temperatures often reach over 110 degrees, so
please be careful and carry plenty of water should you decide to visit between June and September.

All photos taken by the author unless otherwise noted. Questions or comments? Email the author at
apezeshkpour@gmail.com.