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Death Valley Offers a Unique Getaway
Death Valley is massive. Encompassing 3.4 million acres, it is the largest U.S. national park outside of Alaska.
text and photos by Matthew McDaniel
While covering only 26 miles in a 1.5-hour drive, we’d seen exactly one other vehicle. The temperature hovered in the mid-90s and the reflective surface of the dry lakebed caused me to squint behind my sunglasses. I encouraged my kids to take in the scene. Here we were, miles from anywhere, to- gether, yet alone, standing on a world- famous landscape that only a fraction of a percent of the world’s population has ever stepped foot on. The desolation was palpable and the danger in just being there was simultaneously alarming and thrilling. Deep in the emptiness of Death Valley National Park (DVNP), one quickly senses the park’s name is not hyperbole.
JANUARY 2020
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