Death Valley is a National Park located in the states of California and Nevada. It is known for its extreme summer temperatures but has so much more to offer: a diverse desert environment of salt-flats, sand dunes, badlands, valleys, canyons, dry lakes, alluvial fans, a river, and mountains. It also has some interesting wildlife (including fish!) and a couple of ghost towns. More pictures from beautiful Death Valley can be found here: death valley art