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Aug 6, 2009

Death Valley National Park デスバレー国立公園

↓Around Nelis AFB in Nevada(エリア51のあるネリス空軍基地付近)
On my way to Los Angeles from Las Vegas, I stopped by Death Valley National Park in California. Yes, Death Valley on August...one of the hottest places in the World! As I drove down to the valley, it was getting hotter and hotter. 世界でも有数な砂漠地帯デスバレー国立公園。標高2000mのピークから海抜-85mまで徐々に降下するにつれて熱がジワジワジワジヮ・・・
↑Zabriskie Point(サブリスキーポイントからの眺め)
At Badwater Basin point (pic below), where is the lowest place in the U.S. 282 feet/85.5m below sea level, it was 125F(51.6℃) and windy!! ここがアメリカで一番標高の低い海抜-85.5メートルのバッドウォーターベイスン。熱風が吹いてて、気温は51.6℃。

Mesquite Flat Dunes 公園中部にある砂丘地帯。車から結構離れてたし、気温47℃の中歩いてはいけなかった....

When I was about to leave the park, I finally could get close to a huge dust devil. It was pretty intense!暑すぎてあり得ない(笑)から公園を去ろうとしたとき、巨大な砂の竜巻ダストデビルに遭遇!! 迫力あったな~

Overall, I really don't want to go back to the park again since it was REDICULOUSLY HOT!! You even don't want to get off your car in the park. But I had scuh a good experience to feel that kind of extreme weather. I had a gallon of water this day.
この公園には2度と戻りたくないと思ったw 車を降りて写真を撮るたびに車内が熱くなって、暑すぎて逆に汗でないし、常にのど渇くし、たまに熱風の強風が吹いて車に砂は入るし....水も1ガロンは飲んだw なかなかいい経験でした。

Driving to Las Vegas ラスベガスまで

I drove all way down to LA and I'm now in Santa Monica, staying in my friend's place. Since I've been busy on dropping off my car, sightseeing, having fun with my friends here, and still looking for an apartment in Hawaii, I hadn't had much time to update my blog. So I'll just post some pictures of my trip with less detail.Enjoy!
忙しいので簡単に写真だけアップ。
↓Rocky Mountain in Colorado(コロラド州ロッキー山脈)
↓In Utah(ユタ州)
In Las vegas, I stayed in the hotel only for $18 and it was awesome! I just walked around to see hotels in Las Vegas and did some $$ slots, but no good luck at all...
↓Cheap hotel(格安豪華ホテル)
↓Venetian(ベネチアンホテル)
↓Main Street(メインストリート)
↓Bellagio hotel and its water fountain show(ベラッチオホテルとその噴水ショー)
↓Paris Las Vegas and some others(パリスラスベガスと色々)

↓↑Some other hotels(色々なホテル&カジノ)
できたらハワイに飛び立つ前にデスバレー国立公園とロス&サンタモニカの写真をアップ予定!!