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They're hard to see, but there are hundreds of enormous windmills out there.

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Entering the Death Valley National Park

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Still driving

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Getting Excited

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Still driving

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Beautiful winding roads

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Our first glimpse at the valley

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Unsure about this heat

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Giselle would like to get back in the car and turn on the A/C.

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Beginning the long, steady descent to Stovepipe Wells.

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It's quite hot at Stovepipe Wells, elevation sea level

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Stovepipe Wells is where we went to pay the visitor fee. It's also at sea level. And quite hot.

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Beginning our long ascent to our campsite at Mahogany Flat.

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We made it!

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We were very glad to have a 4x4 to get us up the steep hills.

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It's much more comfortable up here!

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View from our picnic table.

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Another great campsite!

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It actually got chilly at night.

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Sunset