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Title: They've been talking about this lake in Hell so thought I check it out
Post by: theking on November 27, 2023, 11:01:28 PM
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Death Valley, a rare lake comes alive

Badwater Basin normally consists of hard-packed earth covered in what is essentially table salt, left behind by water that coursed down from adjacent mountains and hillsides over millenniums and evaporated in the scorching heat. But when Death Valley reopened this fall, visitors were greeted by a miraculous sight: a mirror-smooth body of water. It was the first time a lake had formed here in nearly 20 years — the last time was during the winter of 2005 — and this one is substantially larger.


Took these photos when I was there:

(https://i.imgur.com/jzoFcbv.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Ecyxfu4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/NNwSYrV.jpg)
Title: Re: They've been talking about this lake in Hell so thought I check it out
Post by: theking on November 27, 2023, 11:03:53 PM
Nope, this ain't no FAKE AZZ FAKATION "pic or didn't happen"  ;D:

(https://i.imgur.com/I8BjHok.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/VC96MZI.jpg)

Title: Re: They've been talking about this lake in Hell so thought I check it out
Post by: theking on November 27, 2023, 11:05:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/7fIA5nz.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/5EW7faO.jpg)
Title: Re: They've been talking about this lake in Hell so thought I check it out
Post by: theking on November 28, 2023, 02:04:39 PM
Asians are still the second biggest group when it comes to National Parks:

(https://i.imgur.com/SSGmZct.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/jqx1v7F.jpg)
Title: Re: They've been talking about this lake in Hell so thought I check it out
Post by: Cali Guy on November 28, 2023, 03:14:32 PM
Must be cool with a lake in the middle of the desert.
Title: Re: They've been talking about this lake in Hell so thought I check it out
Post by: lexicon on November 28, 2023, 04:09:13 PM
Quote from: theking on November 27, 2023, 11:01:28 PM

Took these photos when I was there:

(https://i.imgur.com/jzoFcbv.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Ecyxfu4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/NNwSYrV.jpg)

Jesus Lord Almighty! 87/88 is $2.94 a gallon here. Today.
Title: Re: They've been talking about this lake in Hell so thought I check it out
Post by: theking on November 29, 2023, 11:21:56 PM
Yeah Furnace Creek, Gorda, and Ragged Point are typically the three most expensive places to fuel up in the United States. They've been as high as $10 per gallon.
Title: Re: They've been talking about this lake in Hell so thought I check it out
Post by: theking on November 29, 2023, 11:25:42 PM
Sea level marker is that bright white rectangle sign on those canyons:

(https://i.imgur.com/bDuHcuf.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/xNhB3Is.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/sdLmISB.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/WpOGizx.jpg)