Weather: low 50 degrees, high 65 degrees, cloudy skies
Here's a picture I took during our visit to Death Valley. A lot of the area was the type of hills seen here. In the range of mountains in the background, there is a small speck of white, which is snow on the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. Does anyone remember the TV show "Death Valley Days"? When we were in the valley, the temperature only got up to 99 degrees, which I thought wasn't too bad. Carolyn had a different opinion about that. The differences in elevation and temperature between inside and outside the park were amazing. We were as low as 282 feet below sea level in the park. When we came out of the park, we went to the west and went up to about 6,000 feet. When we got out of the valley, we saw a wall of snow covered mountains to the west. These mountains were the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The highest mountain there is Mount Whitney, at 14,505 feet above sea level. What a difference in elevation and temperature!
Oh, by the way. Carolyn didn't like Death Valley. Can you imagine that?
Today was the third day of the weekend. If I'm going to be working, it's nice to have three days a week off. We didn't do much this morning, other than me taking a walk. I watched a college basketball game, which was pretty good except that my team didn't win. To me, college basketball is like college football. The college players play with a lot more enthusiasm than the pros do. Most of the college players will not be pros, so they are trying to get the most out of the experience. There are so many of the pros that turn me off with their attitudes.
When the basketball game was finished, we went to the WalMart Mall to pick up a few groceries and some things that Carolyn wanted for crafting. The rest of the day was spent watching television, surfing the net, and reading. Just the kind of day I needed before going to work tomorrow.
More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Bishop, California: Mule Capital Of The World
Not all who wander are lost.
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