{"id":6119,"date":"2024-06-24T01:49:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T01:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/?p=6119"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:53:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:53:44","slug":"usa-death-valley-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/index.php\/2024\/06\/24\/usa-death-valley-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6119\" class=\"elementor elementor-6119\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05f8637 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05f8637\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e052570\" data-id=\"e052570\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403a689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"403a689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>21.-23.6.2024<\/p><p>Olimme varanneet majoituksen Kuolemanlaaksosta kahdeksi y\u00f6ksi. Her\u00e4simme aamulla puolen kahdeksan aikoihin, ett\u00e4 ehtisimme tutustumaan luonnonpuistoon ennen kaikkein pahimpia helteit\u00e4. Kun ehdimme Visitor Centerille v\u00e4h\u00e4n yhdeks\u00e4n j\u00e4lkeen, oli l\u00e4mp\u00f6tila kohonnut jo +38 asteeseen. Hikinen p\u00e4iv\u00e4 tiedossa siis.<\/p><p>Saimme puistonvartijoilta vinkit siit\u00e4, mit\u00e4 ja miss\u00e4 j\u00e4rjestyksess\u00e4 meid\u00e4n kannattaisi k\u00e4yd\u00e4 puistossa katsomassa. Niinp\u00e4 suuntasimme automme ensimm\u00e4iseksi kohti Dante\u2019s View -nimist\u00e4 n\u00e4k\u00f6alapaikkaa. Auton sai ajettua aivan m\u00e4en huipulle, mutta k\u00e4velimme siit\u00e4 viel\u00e4 hetken pitkin kukkulan harjannetta saadaksemme parempia valokuvia. Harjannetta k\u00e4velless\u00e4mme n\u00e4imme my\u00f6s useita pieni\u00e4 ja vikkeli\u00e4 liskoja, jotka el\u00e4v\u00e4t Kuolemanlaaksossa. Yll\u00e4tykseksemme n\u00e4imme my\u00f6s p\u00e4\u00e4skysi\u00e4, perhosia sek\u00e4 sudenkorentoja. Lis\u00e4ksi alueella p\u00f6rr\u00e4si hirvitt\u00e4v\u00e4n paljon k\u00e4rp\u00e4si\u00e4, sek\u00e4 mehil\u00e4isi\u00e4. Kuolemanlaaksossa asustaa kuulemma my\u00f6s jokin kilpikonnalajikin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-010c52a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"010c52a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c4ccbf\" data-id=\"0c4ccbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559ed77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"559ed77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131401-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131401-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131401-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131401-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131401-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131401-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Resorttimme olikin varmaan luonnonpuiston ainoa paikka, jossa kasvoi puita ja pensaita. T\u00e4m\u00e4 oli  toki kasteluj\u00e4rjestelm\u00e4n ansiota.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e83a09a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e83a09a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-857b49c\" data-id=\"857b49c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1033a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1033a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101716-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101716-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101716-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101716-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101716-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101716.jpg 1715w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">N\u00e4it\u00e4 pienikokoisia liskoja vipelsi ymp\u00e4rill\u00e4mme useampiakin.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcbf4c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcbf4c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cf585a\" data-id=\"1cf585a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18096ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18096ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111729-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111729-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111729-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111729-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111729-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111729-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Joka pys\u00e4hdyspaikalta l\u00f6ytyi t\u00e4m\u00e4 varoituskyltti.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8553a3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8553a3b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42c5cb7\" data-id=\"42c5cb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e54c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e54c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101855-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6126\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101855-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101855-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101855-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101855-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_101855-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dante's View -n\u00e4k\u00f6alapaikalta n\u00e4kyi, kuinka laaja alhaalla oleva Badwater Basin ja sen suolatasanko oli.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef32bc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef32bc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d0a6e6\" data-id=\"4d0a6e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2d9de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e2d9de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Heti ensimm\u00e4isen pys\u00e4hdyksen j\u00e4lkeen meill\u00e4 oli kova jano. Onneksi olimme ottaneet autoon m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4ysten mukaisesti juotavaa jokaiselle noin gallonan verran. Sill\u00e4 vesim\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4ll\u00e4 p\u00e4rj\u00e4isimme, vaikka auto sattuisi hajoamaan jonnekin luonnonpuistoon, ja joutuisimme odottamaan apua pidemm\u00e4nkin aikaa.<\/p><p>Seuraava pys\u00e4hdyksemme oli Zabriskie Point. Sielt\u00e4 olisi kuulemma aamulla mahdollisuus ihastella upeaa auringonnousua, mutta niin aikaisin emme kuitenkaan ajatelleet seuraavana p\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4 nousta. Niinp\u00e4 katselimme kuivan rapsakkaa maisemaa hetken, ja palasimme takaisin autolle. Ja taas oli kuuma ja jano!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8e2c57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8e2c57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e60bac\" data-id=\"5e60bac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9284c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9284c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_110902-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6127\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_110902-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_110902-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_110902-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_110902-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_110902-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Zabriskie Pointilla n\u00e4imme pari ihmist\u00e4 vaeltamassa pitkin n\u00e4iden kukkuloiden harjanteita. He olivat onneksi jo palaamassa takaisin p\u00e4in, joten he olivat luultavasti aloittaneet vaelluksensa aamulla samaan aikaan auringon nousun kanssa.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fec58f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fec58f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e44e741\" data-id=\"e44e741\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa6f9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fa6f9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111205-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6161\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111205-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111205-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111205-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111205-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_111205-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lapset pakenivat aurinkoa infotaulujen alle. Se olikin varmasti ainoa varjopaikka koko luonnonpuistossa.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf8b613 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf8b613\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0053a39\" data-id=\"0053a39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7c475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db7c475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_115630-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6301\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_115630-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_115630-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_115630-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_115630-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_115630-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Vaeltaminen aamukymmenen j\u00e4lkeen alkaa olla jo hengenvaarallista hommaa, vaikka olisi hyvin retkeen varustautunutkin.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e686c6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e686c6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73c590e\" data-id=\"73c590e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e168950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e168950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kolmas pys\u00e4kki oli Devil\u2019s Golf Course. Siell\u00e4 m\u00f6ykkyist\u00e4 ja suolaista maaper\u00e4\u00e4 jatkui silm\u00e4nkantamattomiin. Nimens\u00e4 paikka on saanut luonnonpuiston opaskirjassa olleesta lausahduksesta \u201dOnly the devil could play golf on such a surface\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc37c1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc37c1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0f283a\" data-id=\"b0f283a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb7a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfb7a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_114807-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_114807-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_114807-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_114807-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_114807-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_114807-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Devil's Golf Course - siin\u00e4p\u00e4 pelaajille haastetta kerrakseen.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32f7f92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32f7f92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17b44f7\" data-id=\"17b44f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab823f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ab823f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_115009-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_115009-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_115009-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_115009-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_115009-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_115009-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Suolatasangolla ei paljon varjopaikkoja ollut.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdd691f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdd691f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8e9e60\" data-id=\"c8e9e60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52be91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f52be91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paholaisen golfradan l\u00e4hell\u00e4 oli paikka nimelt\u00e4 Badwater. Siell\u00e4 aluetta kartoittamassa ollut mies oli yritt\u00e4nyt juottaa muuliaan alueen pienest\u00e4 lammesta. Vesi lampeen tulee alueella olevasta l\u00e4hteest\u00e4. Vesi ei kuitenkaan ollut juomakelpoista, koska se on niin suolaista. Niinp\u00e4 karttaan kirjoitettiin paikan kohdalle nimi \u201dBadwater\u201d, ja se j\u00e4i pysyv\u00e4sti paikan nimeksi. Lammen veden suolaisuutta emme todellakaan ep\u00e4ile, sill\u00e4 sen ymp\u00e4rill\u00e4 riitti valkoista suolatasankoa silm\u00e4nkantamattomiin. Ilmeisesti lammikossa on kuitenkin suolasta huolimatta jonkinlaista el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4, koska infotaulussa kerrottiin siell\u00e4 olevista etanoista. Valkoinen suola heijasti auringonvaloa niin kirkkaasti, ett\u00e4 alueella ei voinut katsella maisemia kuin vain pienen hetken ilman aurinkolaseja. Muuten olisi iskenyt suolasokeus lumisokeuden sijaan. Jopa Jaanan puhelinkin meni joko kuumuudesta tai kirkkaudesta niin sekaisin, ett\u00e4 oli nauhoittanut itsekseen useammankin videon pelkk\u00e4\u00e4 punaista. Usein valokuvastopin j\u00e4lkeen puhelinta pitikin viilennell\u00e4 auton ilmastoinnin edess\u00e4, ettei se p\u00e4\u00e4sisi kuumenemaan liikaa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-139200d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"139200d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de842f9\" data-id=\"de842f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4a366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b4a366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_120445-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_120445-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_120445-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_120445-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_120445-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_120445-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Badwaterin tasanko on Amerikan matalin kohta.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21b3b12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21b3b12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29b872a\" data-id=\"29b872a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5139ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5139ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121337-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121337-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121337-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121337-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121337-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121337-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Suolatasangolla ei kovin kauas p\u00e4\u00e4se, kun on jo pakko kuumuuden takia k\u00e4\u00e4nty\u00e4 takaisin. T\u00e4ss\u00e4 Marko on paluumatkalla.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d087dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d087dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdd00c6\" data-id=\"cdd00c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175662e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"175662e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121544-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6159\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121544-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121544-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121544-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121544-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_121544-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lapset rakensivat tasangolle kielt\u00e4 n\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4n suolaukon Markoa ja auton avaimia odotellessaan.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2d1730 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2d1730\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab4ffaf\" data-id=\"ab4ffaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d6109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17d6109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_125530-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6308\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_125530-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_125530-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_125530-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_125530-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_125530-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ihmisten lis\u00e4ksi my\u00f6s puhelin kaipasi v\u00e4lill\u00e4 viilennyst\u00e4.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e7207f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e7207f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-122d64c\" data-id=\"122d64c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be765f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7be765f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paluumatkalla ajoimme takaisin Artistic Drive -nimist\u00e4 reitti\u00e4 pitkin. T\u00e4m\u00e4 tie oli yksisuuntainen, koska se oli niin kapea. Kyseess\u00e4 oli maisemareitti, mutta maisemat olivat vain korkeita, eriv\u00e4rsi\u00e4 ja kuivia kukkuloita. Hienon n\u00e4k\u00f6isi\u00e4, mutta aika samaa setti\u00e4, mit\u00e4 olimme n\u00e4hneet jo aiemminkin. V\u00e4lill\u00e4 reitti oli niin kapea ja mutkainen, ett\u00e4 ymm\u00e4rsimme hyvin, miksi suurempien ajoneuvojen ei sallittu menev\u00e4t tielle lainkaan.<\/p><p>Luonnonpuistossa ajellessamme n\u00e4imme kaksi miest\u00e4, jotka olivat siell\u00e4 juoksemassa. Kyll\u00e4, luitte aivan oikein. N\u00e4m\u00e4 kaksi kaverusta olivat ilmeisesti treenaamassa Badwater 135 \u2013nimist\u00e4 ultrajuoksua varten. T\u00e4ss\u00e4 kisassa juoksijoilla on 48 tuntia aikaa juosta 135 mailin eli 217 kilometrin mittainen lenkki, joka starttaa Badwater Basinin luota, joka on Amerikan matalin kohta. Reitti p\u00e4\u00e4ttyy puolestaan Whitney Portaliin, joka sijaitsee 2530 metrin korkeudessa. T\u00e4m\u00e4nvuotinen kisa juostaan 22.-24.7., joten mit\u00e4\u00e4n kovin vilpoista menoa ei osallistujilla ole taatusti tiedossa!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dac01bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dac01bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee7f94a\" data-id=\"ee7f94a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc58dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc58dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_125810-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6133\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_125810-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_125810-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_125810-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_125810-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_125810-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Artistic Drive -reitilt\u00e4 l\u00f6ytyi my\u00f6s vihert\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4 kive\u00e4. Lapset eiv\u00e4t uskoneet kiven olevan smaragdia, vaikka niin yritimme kovasti vakuutellakin.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32f48d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32f48d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37135b4\" data-id=\"37135b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a837dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a837dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>K\u00e4vimme viel\u00e4 ennen hotellille palaamista katsomassa Visitor Centerill\u00e4, kuinka kuumaa puistossa sill\u00e4 hetkell\u00e4 oli. Mittari n\u00e4ytti 111F\/44C. Kyll\u00e4 tarkeni! Oli siis hyv\u00e4 syy palata takaisin viile\u00e4\u00e4n, ilmastoituun huoneeseen. Hetken siell\u00e4 lep\u00e4ilty\u00e4mme, uhmasimme kuumuutta, ja l\u00e4hdimme katsomaan, mink\u00e4laisia j\u00e4\u00e4tel\u00f6annoksia alueen j\u00e4tskibaari tarjoaisi. Se ei ollut turha reissu, sill\u00e4 j\u00e4\u00e4tel\u00f6makuja oli runsaasti, ja paikka oli sisustettu todella kivan n\u00e4k\u00f6iseksi. Juttelimme hetken j\u00e4tskibaarin ty\u00f6ntekij\u00f6iden kanssa, sill\u00e4 meit\u00e4 kiinnosti kovasti se, miten ty\u00f6ntekij\u00e4t t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 asuivat. Kuten olimme ep\u00e4illeetkin, kaikki ty\u00f6ntekij\u00e4t asuivat resortin alueella. Toiset asuivat t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 pidempi\u00e4 aikoja kerrallaan, toiset taas asuivat t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 ty\u00f6viikkonsa ajan, ja palasivat sen j\u00e4lkeen kotiinsa kolmen p\u00e4iv\u00e4n vapaalle. Ruokaostoksilla ty\u00f6ntekij\u00f6iden pit\u00e4\u00e4 k\u00e4yd\u00e4 Pahrumpin kaupungissa, jonka ohi olimme ajaneet matkalla t\u00e4nne. Koska sinne on tunnin ajomatka suuntaansa, ei sinne viitsi ihan yhden maitopurkin tarpeen vuoksi ajella.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25b6160 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25b6160\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92bbada\" data-id=\"92bbada\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f589c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f589c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_144205-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_144205-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_144205-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_144205-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_144205-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_144205-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">J\u00e4\u00e4tel\u00f6baarissa oli  viile\u00e4\u00e4 ja viihtyis\u00e4\u00e4.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3732271 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3732271\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c45b306\" data-id=\"c45b306\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbe994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffbe994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ennen p\u00e4iv\u00e4lliselle menoa Marko ajeli viel\u00e4 mielenkiinnosta takaisin Visitor Centerille katsomaan, mik\u00e4 olisi p\u00e4iv\u00e4n kuumimpien tuntien virallinen l\u00e4mp\u00f6tilalukema. Lukemat mittarissa olivat nouseet viel\u00e4 parilla asteella, joten p\u00e4iv\u00e4n korkein lukema oli 115F\/46C. Yksi j\u00e4tskibaarin ty\u00f6ntekij\u00f6ist\u00e4 kertoi, ett\u00e4 muutaman viikon p\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4 on ihan tavallista, ett\u00e4 l\u00e4mp\u00f6tilat nousevat 125F\/51,6C lukemiin. Onneksi olemme silloin jo kaukana t\u00e4\u00e4lt\u00e4!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e3e666 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e3e666\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6e3309\" data-id=\"b6e3309\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-887c61d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"887c61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_161349-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6160\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_161349-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_161349-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_161349-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_161349-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_161349-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">T\u00e4ss\u00e4 taitaa olla p\u00e4iv\u00e4n ylin l\u00e4mp\u00f6tila. Y\u00f6ll\u00e4k\u00e4\u00e4n l\u00e4mp\u00f6tilan ei odoteta laskevan alle 30 asteen t\u00e4n\u00e4\u00e4n.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dfcbf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dfcbf1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41c8c2c\" data-id=\"41c8c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ee3d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2ee3d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131039-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131039-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131039-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131039-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131039-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240621_131039-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kuolemanlaakso on planeettamme kuumin paikka. Vuotuinen sadem\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 on t\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 vain n.60mm. Eip\u00e4 siis ihme, ett\u00e4 kasvillisuutta on v\u00e4h\u00e4n.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6da222f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6da222f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eafc811\" data-id=\"eafc811\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842f3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"842f3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>L\u00e4ht\u00f6p\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4 k\u00e4vimme viel\u00e4 uudelleen Visitor Centerill\u00e4, koska lapset olivat saaneet t\u00e4ytetyksi Junior Ranger \u2013vihkosensa, ja heid\u00e4n piti saada siit\u00e4 hyv\u00e4st\u00e4 uudet Junior Ranger \u2013merkit. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa lasten piti esitell\u00e4 vihkosensa keskuksen ty\u00f6ntekij\u00e4lle, ja h\u00e4n kyseli lapsilta heid\u00e4n tekemist\u00e4\u00e4n havainnoista, ja kertoi my\u00f6s paljon uutta Kuolemanlaakson luontoon liittyen. Kun t\u00e4m\u00e4 pienimuotoinen \u201dkoe\u201d oli suoritettu, lapset vannoivat valan, ja saivat j\u00e4lleen uuden merkin kokoelmiinsa. T\u00e4llainen systeemi pit\u00e4isi olla ehdottomasti my\u00f6s Suomen luonnonpuistoissa. Vihkosia t\u00e4ytt\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 lapset keskittyv\u00e4t tutkimaan luontoa paljon tarkemmin, ja pys\u00e4htyv\u00e4t miettim\u00e4\u00e4n n\u00e4kem\u00e4\u00e4ns\u00e4 ja kokemaansa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bac02e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bac02e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d68b9b\" data-id=\"3d68b9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cee2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23cee2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_131220-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_131220-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_131220-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_131220-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_131220-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_131220-scaled.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Visitor Centerin  liepeill\u00e4 p\u00e4ivysti my\u00f6s kojootti odottamassa herkkupaloja turisteilta.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0037ef1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0037ef1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df54549\" data-id=\"df54549\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfffda elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9cfffda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_112703_1.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3713dc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3713dc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dbfdc4\" data-id=\"3dbfdc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5b728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf5b728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matkalla Santa Barbaraan pys\u00e4hdyimme vain kahdesti. Ensimm\u00e4inen pys\u00e4kkimme oli viel\u00e4 luonnonpuiston puolella, kun k\u00e4vimme pikaisesti katsomassa sen hiekkadyynej\u00e4. Koska s\u00e4\u00e4 oli viel\u00e4 kuumempi kuin edellisen\u00e4 p\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4, t\u00e4m\u00e4 oli todella pikainen pys\u00e4hdys. Tulikuuma hiekka poltti varpaita, joten dyyneill\u00e4 ei voinut sen kummemmin k\u00e4vell\u00e4 sandaalit jalassa. Tyydyimme siis vain nappaamaan pari valokuvaa, ja kipitt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n pikavauhtia takaisin ilmastoituun autoomme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9898c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9898c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a101d4\" data-id=\"3a101d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ee7d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1ee7d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122458-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122458-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122458-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122458-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122458-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122458-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kasvien ja el\u00e4inten on t\u00e4ytynyt kehitell\u00e4 erilaisia selviytymiskeinoja ankariin olosuhteisiin. T\u00e4m\u00e4n kasvin kukintojen karvat heijastavat auringon valoa, ja n\u00e4in v\u00e4hent\u00e4v\u00e4t veden haihtumista kasvista.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bd2abd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bd2abd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74939e1\" data-id=\"74939e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5096a6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5096a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122603-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6267\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122603-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122603-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122603-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122603-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122603-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lapset j\u00e4iv\u00e4t istumaan kuivuneelle puunrungolle, jotta hiekka ei polttanut varpaita.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66baba9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66baba9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ac198f\" data-id=\"1ac198f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5facaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5facaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122817-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122817-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122817-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122817-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122817-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_122817-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hiekkadyynej\u00e4 riitti silm\u00e4nkantamattomiin.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca1e88c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca1e88c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a90e0b1\" data-id=\"a90e0b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38bbf29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38bbf29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f33e16a\" data-id=\"f33e16a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4481b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4481b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_133615-1024x505.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6286\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_133615-1024x505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_133615-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_133615-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_133615-1536x757.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_133615-2048x1009.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Vasta aivan rannikolle tultuamme n\u00e4m\u00e4 aavikkomaisemat j\u00e4iv\u00e4t taakse.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7442eb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7442eb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3166644\" data-id=\"3166644\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92964ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92964ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_135433-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_135433-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_135433-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_135433-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_135433-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_135433-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Matkan varrelle sattui Trona, joka oli aikanaan aktiivinen mineraalituotantoon keskittynyt kaupunki.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6b8cd2\" data-id=\"f6b8cd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc3b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbc3b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_140127-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_140127-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_140127-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_140127-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_140127-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_140127-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nyt kaupunki oli aika lohduton n\u00e4ky hyl\u00e4ttyine ja rapistuvine taloineen.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a53aea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a53aea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e58aec\" data-id=\"2e58aec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a65f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a65f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Toinen pys\u00e4hdyksemme oli ruoka- ja vessapaussi, jonka j\u00e4lkeen jatkoimme matkaa Carpinteriaan, joka on pieni kaupunki Santa Barbaran l\u00e4hell\u00e4. 5h20min mittainen matka sujui t\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa ilman mit\u00e4\u00e4n viivytyksi\u00e4. Niinp\u00e4 saavuimme perille alkuillasta niin, ett\u00e4 lapset ehtiv\u00e4t leikki\u00e4 viel\u00e4 hetken paikan el\u00e4inten kanssa. T\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 on nimitt\u00e4in kaksi kissaa, kaksi koiraa, kaksi hevosta ja kanoja. Kanat kuulemma munivat p\u00e4ivitt\u00e4in, joten me voimme halutessamme hakea kanalasta itsellemme tuoreita muniakin asuntovaunussa kokkailtavaksi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7696d87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7696d87\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d872bc2\" data-id=\"d872bc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8c75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b8c75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_192328-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_192328-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_192328-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_192328-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_192328-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_192328-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa asuntovaunumme on hyvin kompaktin kokoinen, mutta sit\u00e4kin sympaattisempi.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd1adf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd1adf2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b682df1\" data-id=\"b682df1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43bf435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"43bf435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/traveltales.ahot.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240622_185319.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e065ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e065ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bc3f93\" data-id=\"3bc3f93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8aca27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8aca27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Briefly in English:<\/p>\n<p>We had booked accommodation in Death Valley for two nights. The first morning we woke up at 7:30 to explore the nature park before the heat really got bad. By the time we got to the Visitor Centre a little after 9am, the temperature had already risen to +38 degrees.&nbsp; We realized it was going to be a sweaty day.<\/p>\n<p>The park rangers gave us tips on what to see and in what order. The first thing we did was to head for the viewpoint called Dante&#8217;s View. We could drive the car right to the top of the hill, but we walked a little further from the parking lot to get better photos. There we spotted several small and quick lizards that live in Death Valley. To our surprise, we also saw swallows, butterflies and dragonflies. There were also an awful lot of flies buzzing around the area, as well as bees.<\/p>\n<p>After the first stop, we were all very thirsty. Luckily, we had brought with us about a gallon of water for each of us. We could manage with that amount of water even if the car broke down somewhere in the park and we had to wait for help for a longer period of time.<\/p>\n<p>Our next stop was Zabriskie Point. We were told that we could see a beautiful sunrise from there, but we didn&#8217;t want to get up that early the next day. So we admired the dry landscape for a while, and headed back to the car. And again we were thirsty and finished off the first gallon of water.<\/p>\n<p>The third stop was at Devil&#8217;s Golf Course. It is an immense area of rock salt eroded by wind and rain into jagged spires. The place got its name from the phrase in the park&#8217;s guidebook, \u201cOnly the devil could play golf on such a surface\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Near the Devil&#8217;s Golf Course was an area called Badwater. A man who had been there mapping the area had tried to give water to his mule from a small pond there. However, the water was not good to drink because it is so salty. So he wrote the name &#8220;Badwater&#8221; on the map, and it became the permanent name of the place. We certainly don&#8217;t doubt the saltiness of the pond water. There was a huge white salt plain around it. Apparently, however, there is some life in the pond, despite the salt. On the information board it said that a specific species of snails live there. The white salt reflected the sunlight so brightly that it was impossible to be there without wearing sunglasses. I\u2019m guessing it wouldn\u2019t take too long to get salt blindness instead of snow blindness there.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, we drove back along the Artistic Drive. This road was one-way because it was so narrow. It was a scenic route, but the scenery was just high, dry hills with different colours. Beautiful, but pretty much the same stuff we had seen already before. At times the route was so narrow and winding that we understood very well why larger vehicles were not allowed on the road at all.<\/p>\n<p>As we were driving in the nature park, we saw two men running there. Yes, you read that correctly. These two guys were apparently training for the Badwater 135 ultrarun. In this race, runners have 48 hours to complete a 135 mile (217km) route starting at Badwater Basin, the lowest point in America. The route ends at the Whitney Portal, at an altitude of 2530m. This year&#8217;s race will be run on 22-24 July, so it\u2019ll be hot for sure!<\/p>\n<p>Before returning to the hotel, we went to the Visitor Centre to check the official temperature in the park at that moment. It was 111F\/44C. That was a good reason to go back to our cool, air-conditioned room. After resting there for a while, we braved the heat, and went to see what the ice cream parlour would offer for us. The place was really worth going. There were plenty of yummy ice cream flavours, and the place was decorated in a really nice way. We chatted for a while with the workers there. As we had suspected, all the employees lived on the resort grounds. Some stayed here for longer periods at a time, others stayed for the duration of their working week, and then returned home for a three-day break. For groceries, workers have to visit the town of Pahrump, which we had driven past on the way here. Since it&#8217;s an hour&#8217;s drive each way, it&#8217;s not worth driving there if you run out of milk in the middle of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Before going to dinner, Marko drove back to the Visitor Centre to see what the official temperature would be for the hottest hours of the day. The temperature had gone up another couple of degrees, so the highest reading of the day was 115F\/46C. One of the ice cream bar employees told us that in a few weeks it&#8217;s quite common for temperatures to rise to 125F\/51.6C. Luckily, we&#8217;ll be long gone by then!<\/p>\n<p>On the day of departure, we visited the Visitor Centre again, because the children had completed their Junior Ranger booklets and were to receive new Junior Ranger badges for it. This time, the children had to present their booklets to a ranger at the centre, and he asked the children about their observations, and also told them a lot of new things about the nature of Death Valley. After this little &#8220;test&#8221;, the children took an oath and received another badge to add to their collection. We should definitely have the same system in Finland too. By filling in the booklets, the children focus on exploring nature much more carefully, and stop to reflect on what they have seen and experienced.<\/p>\n<p>We only stopped twice on the way to Santa Barbara. Our first stop was still in Death Valley. We had a quick look at the sand dunes there. As the weather was even hotter than the day before, this was a really quick stop. 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