His short trip was packed with adventure. "We visited Mosaic Canyon, Badwater Basin Salt Flats, Natural Bridge Canyon, Gower—Gulch Loop, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Artists Palette, Ubehebe and Little ...

A world of extremes, Death Valley is the nation's driest, hottest and lowest place, but also features mountains over 11,000 feet high that experience below-zero weather and snow, as well as colorful ...