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A feeling of insignificance
My wife and I visited the Death Valley National Park in October 2021. The park is home to the lowest point in North America, the Badwater Basin which sits at 282 ft below sea level. We got to the basin about 30 minutes before sunrise and had the entire basin just for us for an hour before other visitors started showing up. The incredible serenity of this place was a unique experience. We felt so insignificant, so small, in the middle of the vast flat landscape.
According to National Park Service, Badwater Basin was once the site of the large ancient inland Lake Manly. The lake had no outlet, leading to the accumulation of sediment and salt over time. When the lake eventually evaporated, concentrated salt deposits were left behind. Today, salt polygons form on the flats as groundwater rises up through these deposits and evaporates.
A feeling of insignificance
My wife and I visited the Death Valley National Park in October 2021. The park is home to the lowest point in North America, the Badwater Basin which sits at 282 ft below sea level. We got to the basin about 30 minutes before sunrise and had the entire basin just for us for an hour before other visitors started showing up. The incredible serenity of this place was a unique experience. We felt so insignificant, so small, in the middle of the vast flat landscape.
According to National Park Service, Badwater Basin was once the site of the large ancient inland Lake Manly. The lake had no outlet, leading to the accumulation of sediment and salt over time. When the lake eventually evaporated, concentrated salt deposits were left behind. Today, salt polygons form on the flats as groundwater rises up through these deposits and evaporates.