Artists Pallette is a colorful drive through the canyon with pullouts for pictures. As you can figure, it's the different minerals in the eroded areas that give it its color.
The Devil's Golf Course is a large area of boulder sized chunks of salt. The salt formations even come to sharp points that can cut or puncture you so the signs warn to stay away. The "golf ball" is a salt formation. \
The overlook is named "Dante's View". The picture doesn't capture it. It is a panorama of Death Valley as far as you can see. You can see the salt at Badwater Basin, the devil's golf course, the campground and the paved road for miles.
We enjoyed every one of the "must see" spots at Death Valley. There are also hiking trails to other features but they warn that it can be dangerous so take lots of water (especially in the summer) and take park maps, do not rely on your electronic gadgetry. If you should get lost back in a canyon in the hotter times of the year then you will most likely die.
We left Death Valley Thursday morning, October 30, for Grand Canyon West on the Hualapai Reservation. We're going to helicopter down into the canyon.
Artists Pallette
A piece of salt from Badwater Basin
Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America
See the placard below. This is the "golf ball" in The Devil's Golf Course
Devil's Golf Course
Overlooking Death Valley from 5000 foot peak
Me and an odd shaped Volcanic Rock, looks like E.T.
20 Mule Team Canyon where they mined Borax
Pool at the famous Furnace Creek Inn
You will love the helicopter ride into the Grand Canyon. We did that a few years ago, and it was worth every penny. I got to ride in front with the pilot, and it was great! We went to the Skywalk at Grand Canyon West year before last, and it snowed on us as we walked out on the Skywalk. Be sure you have a jacket.
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