Geology lessons in Death Valley.

Sunset | February 1, 1995| | Copyright

It's one of our two newest national parks, as well as a great place to appreciate geological forces at work

It's like sitting on A ledge - in space. From the top of 11,049-foot Telescope Peak in the Panamint Range, the floor of Death Valley spreads out almost 2 miles below. Practically straight down. Salt pans feather and streak the valley north of Badwater - at 282 feet below sea level, the lowest point in North America - looking like clouds, not minerals.

A sense of relief at the completion of a 7-mile, 3,000-foot climb is to be expected. But this sense of ...

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