Driving over a pass on HWY 190, and there one descends into Death Valley
Death Valley 2008
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Driving over a pass on HWY 190, and there one descends into Death Valley |
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It may look like rain, and it probably is, but not a drop hits the parched earth |
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A distant dune field |
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When the evaporation rate is this high, it does not pay to have large leaves |
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Another dune field, this one close to HWY 190 and easily accessible |
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Some highly adapted plant species that can live where the annual rainfall amount is 2 in (5.1 cm) |
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Foreign and domestic car manufacturers test drive their cars in these extreme conditions. Here some brand of disguised SUV |
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A side road beckons the hardy adventurer |
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As the tire tracks indicate, here most people want to do just one thing, make tracks and get out of there |
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