Road Trip – The Trappes are trippin’.

at Death Valley- in the basin where the ground was covered with salt crystals

Todd and I drove into Death Valley which is the largest National Park outside of Alaska. It is very near to Mount Whitney, the highest elevation in the lower 48 states.  Yet, the lowest elevation in the western hemisphere is located within the park some 242 feet below sea level, and it is one of the hottest and driest places on earth.   We got to see Badwater Basin and the great salt flats.  There were sand dunes composed of the finest sand I’ve ever seen.  We also saw cliffs that were shades of browns and oranges with turquoise-colored sections of rock.  It was in the 90’s.  This was a stark contrast to 16 degrees.  I felt so hot. My body just wasn’t used to being hot.  We camped off of a four-wheeling road, and Todd saw a scorpion.  

We hiked around a little in the Mosaic Canyon and got the idea to make a spoof of Man vs. Wild, the television series on the Discovery Channel.  This made our experience at the park so much more worthwhile, because we laughed and caused others to laugh in the making of our short episode.  We were entertained the whole time we were at the park by our mission to make fun of that show.  Todd’s accent as his character “Grizzly Stone” was outrageous, and the movie helped us to document our surroundings on film as well.  The plan is to continue editing the episode and then share it upon request.