Badwater Basin is 282 feet below sea level and is the lowest point in North America! If you look closely at the picture below, you can see the sign designating sea level and how far below it we were.
The basin itself was very flat and white with salt deposits. It was very firm and you could walk on it for quite a distance. Periodically you would see potholes of water, some with salt crystals floating on top.
It was getting dark very quickly making it difficult to capture the photos, but you can still get a sense of the area. A nice family was nearby and wanted us to snap their picture. They were more than happy, almost insistent, on taking our picture as well!
This was the end of our trip as we headed back to the Bay Area overnight. The weather conditions were treacherous at times, but we finally made it home by 11am after a reststop nap. South of San Jose, we stopped at Casa de Fruita, a large and well known farmer's market mecca. When we got back to the RV, this peacock was strutting right in front of us. I'm sure it was an escapee from a petting zoo somewhere on the grounds. It was still cool to see!
Finally, no blog is complete without gratuitous pictures of our pups. Cabot is on the left and Ingonish on the right. We hope you enjoyed our trip to Death Valley as much as we enjoyed sharing it!
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