Death Valley National Park
Previous : Day 1 - Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park Day 2 of road trip . The weather had greatly improved since yesterday (and will stay nice throughout the trip). From Ridgecrest, Furnace Creek visitor center was about 2 hours drive. We started around 7am from the hotel via CA-178. After few miles past Ridgecrest, the whole surroundings seemed other planetary. There was absolutely no traffic and whole area was left for us to enjoy :) Came across a town in the middle of nowhere (Seales Valley) which had a huge mineral factory. After crossing the town, we came across a turn and were totally blown away by the valley that lay below us. So got out of the car and took some pictures. Here is one of those: Somewhere along the road, I felt that I read a sign of road being closed. This put some doubt in my mind but I ignored it and continued. But as we were about to enter the park (about 10-12 miles before hitting CA-190...BAM, ROAD CLOSED! Talk about roadtrips being unp...