SEPTEMBER
2004 |
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While
middle age has a way of slowly weakening the physical body, it is
Nature that has its own special magic for strengthening the spiritual
soul. In this spirit, three men set off this fall to capture another
taste of that magic through their trek through the mystical
Death Valley and then high atop the majestic Mount Whitney. See
overview images of their adventures at the 2004
Photo Journal. |
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DESTINATION
MAPS - DEATH VALLEY/MT. WHITNEY |
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| Death Valley [ overview map ] gives new meaning to the word extreme. From 282 feet below sea level—the nation's lowest point the park tops out nearby at an astonishing 11,049 feet. The highest temperatures in the United States are regularly recorded here, as are winter snows and near-zero nighttime temperatures. Hemmed in by nine mountain ranges, Death Valley is cut off from rejuvenating rainfall and cooling Pacific winds, making it one of the driest and hottest places in the world. [Death Valley background information] |
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In
contrast, Mt. Whitney [ overview map
] is the tallest mountain in the "lower 48" states. Mt.
Whitney is on the east side of the Great Western Divide, a chain
of mountains that runs north/south through the center of Sequoia
National Park, "dividing" the watersheds of the Kaweah
River to the west and the Kern River to the east. [Mt.
Whitney background information] |
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| The Whitney Experience. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 | leehoedl@yahoo.com |