We enter slowly into the Valley, after a long trip on the highway. We had to drive into the Mojave desert, the desertic highlands in the east part of southern California.
This is a Joshua's tree, the one
on the right, I mean...
And
here is Dora on the top of Dantes' Peak.
Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie point was once the
bottom of a lake, where sediments deposited over the million of years.
Now the different layers are exposed by the rain, generatiing this
majestic landscape.


this is called "badwater", and if you taste it you will know why.
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the salt crust melts every time it rains, and when it dries the salt cristallize it expands and cracks.
And this is Ubehebe Crater.Brand new, only about 1000 years old. It
happened when hot magma came in contact with underground water, and then,
ka-boom, a nice new attraction for the turists.
And these are the sand dunes. A little Sahara nearby home.
We left our mark here, like the stars in Hollywood.