Cinnamon Sugar
by ProPeak Photography
Title
Cinnamon Sugar
Artist
ProPeak Photography
Medium
Photograph
Description
At least that's what my 12-year old daughter thought it looked like.
It's salt, and lots of it. This is Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, the lowest point in North America and second lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. Though it does see rain from time to time, the 1.9" average annual rainfall falls far short of the 150" annual evaporation rate. As a result, whatever water does accumulate in the basin quickly evaporates off leaving only salt and minerals behind.
Visiting in winter, the basin is quite temperate, even cool after dark; however, during the summer this can be a deadly place with extended periods of time with daytime temperatures well above 100°F. The hottest ground surface temperature ever recorded at nearby Furnace Creek was 201.0°F - the only surface temperature ever recorded above 200°F on earth.
Death Valley is a diverse and magnificent place to visit. Go when the climate is right and you will be rewarded with some amazing sights, great opportunities to explore and wonderful memories.
Uploaded
May 28th, 2019
Statistics
Viewed 160 Times - Last Visitor from Cambridge, MA on 04/25/2024 at 5:26 PM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Similar Images
Comments (1)
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 August: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (August 19, 2019)
Recently Viewed
