Plans will change quickly when the temps soar past 100 degrees. What doesn't change is the jaw-dropping, austere beauty of the biggest American national park outside of Alaska.

Hike through the narrow Mosaic Canyon ... Check out the salt flats of Badwater Basin. Visiting the lowest point in North America (at 282 feet below sea level) is at the top of the list for ...

Standing at Badwater Basin—282 feet below sea level—was ... Every day brought a new discovery, whether it was hiking through twisting canyons, standing on the rim of a massive crater, or ...

By the time they arrive at Badwater Basin, where a flash flood tore through ... Last year, a man drove from Los Angeles to attempt a six-mile hike in 121-degree heat. Bystanders offered to help ...

Two people cover themselves in white towels as they walk around Badwater Basin in Death Valley National ... taking her dog for a short hike and enjoying the view. “We can look out and see ...

Weeks earlier, a 69-year-old man collapsed and died while hiking in the sweltering heat ... Both were part of a group that rode through the Badwater Basin area amid scorching weather.

The two visitors were part of a group of six motorcyclists riding through the Badwater Basin area amid scorching ... taking her dog for a short hike and enjoying the view. "We can look out and ...

The park service said in a statement Sunday that the six were riding near Badwater Basin, an area of salt flats ... advises visitors to avoid hiking after 10 a.m. and to be prepared for life ...

which starts in the valley's Badwater basin. Luke Thomas, 44, from San Diego, was running his fourth 135-mile (217-kilometer) ultramarathon this calendar year. Thomas didn't know if the humidity ...