Another in my series of American panoramas, these virtual tours are from Death Valley National Park in California.
© Will Pearson 2008
The Devil’s Cornfield Virtual Tour
The Devil’s Cornfield in Death Valley at dusk.
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© Will Pearson 2008
The Devil’s Golf Course virtual tour
The Devil’s Golf Course with the Armagosa Mountains in the background. The area was apparently named for a line in a 1930′s National Park Service Death Valley guide book, speculating that “only the devil could play golf” there! The Devil’s Golf Course is a huge area of of rock salt left behind when the lake which used to cover the area evaporated about 10,000 years ago. The rock salt has been formed by the elements into jagged peaks.
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© Will Pearson 2008
Zabriskie Point virtual tour
This virtual tour and panorama show Zabriskie Point – an incredible natural feature formed by sediment from an ancient lake, long since dried up. Named after the vice-president of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, it was made famous as the location of the love scene in Antonioni’s 1970 film, Zabriskie Point.
I see that you have really visited California. I grew up here. I still walk along the cliffs above the Los Angeles beaches. And when I get a hankering for the desert, I drive out to Palm Springs and keep my eye on the San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains. I feel that you like this place. I hope you’ll come again.
What a lovely comment to read – thank you. I will definitely come out to California again whenever I can – it’s an incredible place, and the variations in landscape and ‘feel’ make it a paradise for me. Thanks again for taking the time to comment, and keep enjoying your walks! Will.