USA West 8: Death Valley

The recent days the bodies of some German tourists were found in Death Valley. The name is absolutely justified. In just one day the two of us drank about 12 liters of water. And that only included a rather short hike of only a few kilometers.



Death Valley is rich of rare minerals. So there were a lot of mining companies in the valley.


Badwater is the lowest point in the US.

USA West 7: Alabama Hills Movieland

Located right on the foot of Mt Whitney is Alabama Movieland, a faszinating landscape that has been featured in Western movies about as often as Monument Valley.

USA West 6: Kings Canyon and Sequoia

Kings Canyon and Sequoia are located next to each other with the latter being far more famous and frequented due to the large trees.

However for my travelling style Kings Canyon is the more interesting part. The valley sort of resembles Yosemite, but it is not that crowded and offers fantastic hikes.




And there are also some trees of astonishing size.