News on Death Valley

DESTINATION: GOLDWELL OPEN AIR MUSEUM

2010-02-23T12:39:29Z

<div><p> How far from Las Vegas: About 125 miles. North on U.S. 95 to Beatty, then west on East Main Street, also known as State Route 374.</p><p>Why: Just outside of Rhyolite, a ghost town off the road leading to Death Valley National Park, a group of prominent Belgian artists, ...

Death Valley bones may belong to missing tourists

2010-02-23T18:53:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Death Valley yields more bones that could belong to German tourists who vanished in 1996</div><div><p>Sheriff's officials say more bones have been found in Death Valley that could be the remains of four German tourists who vanished 13 years ago.</p><p>Inyo County sheriff's spokeswoman C...

Death Valley bones may be German tourists: US police

2010-02-24T05:26:05Z

<div><p>US police on Saturday worked to identify bones and a personal document found in the remote desert region of Death Valley, California that may be linked to four German tourists who disappeared 13 years ago.</p><p>The Inyo County Sheriff'...

Death Valley bones may be missing German tourists

2010-02-24T05:47:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Authorities: bones in Death Valley may be those of German tourists who vanished in 1996</div><div><p>Skeletal remains found in Death Valley may belong to one or more of the four German tourists who vanished in searing summer heat 13 years ago, authorities said Friday.</p><p>Two hikers discovered the bones Thursday in a remote area of the f...

The Nation's weather

2010-02-25T13:51:55Z

<div id="subtitle">The Nation's weather</div><div><p>The big pattern change Saturday will come in the West as a strong low pressure system slams into the Northwest from the Gulf of Alaska. This will be a fairly strong storm for this time of year, producing the strongest precipitation along its cold front as it smashes into western Death Valley van crash</div><div><p>Two French teenagers and their driver remained hospitalized Monday after a weekend crash that claimed two lives when the driver fell asleep on a tour through the Mojave Desert, officials said. One youth was in a coma.&...

The Nation's Weather

2010-02-25T22:20:22Z

<div id="subtitle">The Nation's Weather</div><div><p>Active weather will again sweep through the eastern third of the country on Monday. A long front will drag through the Plains and Northeast, providing areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms. The heaviest of these thunderstorms will pop up in the Mississippi Valley.</p><p>The Las Vegas boy, 11, dies after mom's car gets stuck for days in blistering Death Valley</div><div><p>An 11-year-old boy died in the intense heat of Death Valley National Park after he and his mother became stranded in one of the world's most inhospitable areas and survived for several days on bottled water, Death Valley, Calif., cabin that was Charles Manson's last hideout</div><div><p>A California desert cabin that became cult leader Charles Manson's last hideout has been gutted by fire.</p><p>Death Valley Natio...

Impressions of USA - California - Death Valley National Park

2009-04-01T09:55:17Z

file) - The file picture dated 30 January 2008 shows the view from Aguereberry Point (1,951 metres) on the Death Valley with the salt deposits of Badwater andthe Devil's Golf Course at Death Valley National Park, USA. Photo: Thomas Muncke

Impressions of USA - Death Valley National Park

2009-04-01T09:08:29Z

file) - The file picture dated 30 January 2008 shows Joshua trees in fresh snow on the plateau of Lee Flat at Death Valley National Park, USA. Photo: Thomas Muncke

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Impressions of USA - Death Valley National Park - Panamint Valley

2009-04-01T09:08:19Z

file) - The file picture dated 29 January 2008 shows the highway of Panamint Valley at Death Valley National Park, USA. The sign at the side of the road advises the turning-off of the car's air conditioner to avoid the motor's overheating while driving up the 10 miles (16 kilometres) long hill. Photo: Thomas Muncke

Death Valley National Park, USA. Zabriskie Point became famous after the same-named film by Italian director Antonioni. Photo: Thomas Muncke

Impressions of USA - Death Valley National Park - Badwater

2009-04-01T09:07:03Z

file) - The file picture dated 28 January 2008 shows the salt deposits at Death Valley National Park near Badwater, USA. The area, which is surrounded by high mountain chains, lies around 85 metres below sea level and experiences extremely high temperatures in summer. Photo: Thomas Muncke

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Impressions of USA - Death Valley National Park - Devil's Golf Course

2009-03-25T17:00:07Z

file) - The file picture dated 28 January 2008 shows the Devil's Golf Course at Death Valley National Park in California, USA. Devil's Golf Course is a former salt lake. Its dried out bottom forms a salty area, which is constantly reshaped by local variations in temperature. Photo: Death Valley National Park, California, USA - Wagon used to haul Borax ore by 20-mule team - closeup at Death Valley National Park, California

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SAVING THE NIGHT SKY

2009-04-23T18:11:37Z

Dan Duriscoe sets up a special camera used to photograph the night sky at Dantes View in Death Valley National Park, Calif., Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. New research reveals light pollution from Las Vegas, 85 miles away, increased 61 percent between 2001 and 2007. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Death Valley works to preserve night sky

2010-02-28T23:05:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Glaring problem: How to preserve the night sky amid ever more lights</div><div><p>High atop Dante's View, overlooking sheets of salt flats and ribbons of sand dunes, night watcher Dan Duriscoe shone a laser beam at the North Star and steadied his digital camera at the starry heavens.</p><p>Click. The sky looks dark.</p>&l...

Wildlife of Death Valley

2009-04-23T17:54:47Z

Aug 20, 2003 - Death Valley, California, USA - Coyote ( Canis latrans ) tracking sniffing hunting for prey food in Death Valley National Park, California, USA

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The Must-Do List

2010-02-27T21:22:38Z

<div><p><p>View the illuminated map in the Hoover Dam tour<br /><br />The Hoover Dam tour is a monumental mustdo, literally. And in that massive structure, there’s a small detail that deserves a close look — the illuminated map in the Viewing Platform room. In glowing colors, this backlit schematic displays the dam’s outline, from its gargantuan intake towers to the immense b...