Death Valley California.

[idahoblues]

Well the Sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.

Get the fuck out of here! Next you'll be saying there are maps, compasses, stars and .......stuff

 

[citytilllidie]

Went on a flydrive to California with 3 mates in about 1985/6.
I was 19/20, so had dodgy id, so I could get a pint.
Anyway, we were driving from San Francisco to Las Vegas through that area in this big air conditioned Ford sedan, windows up, music playing, all cool and comfortable.
We stop for petrol and a toilet break at this one horse town.
We opened the doors and feck me, nearly fainted. The heat blast was shocking.
Laughing, we went into the shop and bought drinks and ice creams.
I kid you not, the ice creams had melted on our hands before we got back to the car!

 

[MCFCTrick]

Have visited it twice. Stayed overnight at Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells. The incredible heat is my abiding memory. And driving outside the town after dark seeing the most amazing display of stars I've ever seen.

We loved all the South West's desert areas, just so alien to what we are used to.

 

[Henkeman]

Probable stupid question - when driving through it, how would you know where you were going? There are no roads and everywhere looks the same.

There is a road through the valley, and that's what most people do. Obviously you could go properly off piste, but it's straightforward enough for most who go there - because there's no alternative but to follow the road. Take water in case you break down!

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I been out there a few times now in summer and winter(a few miles NE of LA). Winter is interesting where it can be well into double figures during the day and -5 at night. Because the air is so dry, you don't get any frost, so any ice that forms due to water on the road is black ice.

 

[Bill Walker]

Looks like Outback Australia

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Looks like Outback Australia

Another place for the sensible to avoid!

 

[stonerblue]

Looks like Outback Australia

Certainly does.
I' ve driven death valley and was bored shitless. The drive from Flagstaff to Vegas via hoover dam and grand canyon is much more interesting.

 

[newfaceinhell]

Got sunstroke there, was pretty ill for a couple of days, but a great place to visit.

 

[Bill Walker]

Got sunstroke there, was pretty ill for a couple of days, but a great place to visit.

Its one of those places that either appeals or not, Ive been, theres nothing there, but it has an atmosphere, a bit like Ayers Rock in the middle of Oz.