After our day of fun in the Grand Canyon, we got up early and headed to the golden archs for a quick breakfast. We had a long day of car riding ahead of us! We were quite shocked to see that our breakfast cost us $45!!! That is until we saw the sign that said "Our prices are high due to the fact that we pay for the housing and utilities for our employees". I guess good help is hard to get in the middle of nowhere! So they bribe them with a paid apt. and utilities!
We were on our way to Death Valley!
As we got close, the temperature started arisin'!
We got out at the scenic spots to see the beauty that is the desert! It was so hot that the moisture was being sucked otu of you and your skin started to immediately peel! It was very windy but it was a very hot wind! We all had water bottles in coolers with ice but they were HOT within just a few minutes!
We entered the National Park and headed for Badwater--it is 282 feet BELOW sea level! It is also the hottest place in the USA.
Yes, my fellow bloggers, that says 122! We couldn't keep up iwth the temp gauge and it did read 124 for a few minutes! One of our party asked if we were in hell and Jay said "No but you can see it from here!" We, the parents, thought we would take the moment for an object lesson and talk ot the kids about hell...."If you think this is hot, then make sure you have your life right with God...." Just kidding! But it would have made a GREAT object lesson!!!
This is the sign they have on the side of the mountain at the lowest point in America, to show you were sea level actual is!
After our few hours of driving around Death Valley, we headed to our "resort". Panamint Springs Resort to be exact. Let me just say that I don't what we were thinking because this place was an hour and 1/2 from ANY town!!! It was 10 tiny shacks with a bigger shack in the front that was the office and restaurant! They didn't have a/c, instead they had swamp coolers!!! That doesn't really count as any kind of coolant! There were road runners all over the place....and bats! When Alex sat on the bed...it touched the floor!!! We had a window in the bathroom with no curtain over it! Yes it was a see-thru window! But I don't knokw what I was worried about....I mean the trailers that the owners lived in was right behind our window! They only get mail like once a month!!! There is NO mail service there... they have to go into town! And no, there was no t.v., no clock, no phone...I mean who needs that stuff when you are in HELL!!!
I do have to say that they people and the food were GREAT! They really were! But we were so glad that we were staying only one night!!! The only gas station for another hour and 1/2 was right next door....guess how much the gas was....anyone care to guess?!! I will let you know the answer tomorrow!
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Sounds like a neat adventure! Hope your McDonald's breakfast was extra yummy. I can't believe that you had to pay $45 for it - WOW!
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