113 F - 45 ºC

Guess what - yeah right, Death Valley. No shadow anywhere except in the small canyons at the rim - but even there it is not easy to find. I have to say this is the only place, where I fear my photographs can't capture the sight, there is nothing much there, there are colors, but it is mostly bright (my pictures are clearly oversaturated). It is hot - hot wind dry your sweat instantaneously.


Soo much green? Yeah, the whole valley is dry, but a view villains resist by operating a golf court on their camping ground - don't ask me how, I guess it's a huge waste of water.


That's the natural way there - the "Devil's Golf Court"


Badwater - 282 ft / - 86 m


Shoshone - if you pass through there, that is a very nice place! There was also a small museum with old rusty engines, a rusty car, and some more rusty tools.


Yay - we could never get enough, so we had a look at the hover dam right after we came back to life. Because of the bridge construction (in the back) it was hard to find a parking place. But yeah, honestly I liked the glen canyon dam more - the view was much better and less cars. But this place is still a great sight.


I came back today, and all I wanted was a little nap in the late afternoon to recharge my batteries - i woke up at 23h... This trip was really exhausting, but great. And we didn't exploit all the possibilities. You can rent a Houseboat at Lake Powell, do a lot of hiking and boat trips there, there is a nice lodge directly at the north rim of grand canyon to stay for a day or two, around Grand Canyon & Bryce Canyon are lots of Camping grounds, lots of other great parks and places are not so far away, and in Las Vegas - if you are not in for gambling - there are all the great shows - they played 3different shows by Cirque de Soleil alone - you just can't do all that in 4 days.