Death Valley is the largest, hottest, lowest national park in the United States. These extremes have created the remarkable scenes in the rugged, multi-colored terrain where rock layers have thrust forcefully upward at the same time that erosional forces have battled to tear them down.

We know that over the past 1.8 billion years, Death Valley's rocks have broken into gigantic mountains and cavernous valleys. Yet, even today, this is a place where geology continues, where nothing remains stable.

There are glorious natural sights in every direction — from the view of the 110-mile-long vallley as seen from the heights of Dante's View to the brilliant colors of Artists Palette to the mysterious rocks that suddenly appear, disappear, and seemingly dig trailing trenches on the hard surface of the Racktrack.

Death Valley is an awe-inspiring desert.