“But it’s not always the hottest place on Earth,” said Death Valley National Park ranger and spokesperson Abby Wines. “If you come in the fall, winter, spring, it can be beautiful.

There are few national parks as extreme as Death Valley National Park, which straddles the border of California and Nevada. The saltwater flats of Badwater Basin sit well below sea level and face ...

FURNACE CREEK, Calif. — As temperatures swelled to 128 degrees, Death Valley National Park rangers got a call that a group of six motorcyclists were in distress. All available medics rushed to ...