Death Valley Death Valley is a place of myth, history and stark beauty. For the landscape photographer there are few places in the American Southwest that offer so much variety and contrast in such a relatively small area. Additional images from my most recent visit in 1999 can be found here . The Valley is about a 3 hour drive from Las Vegas. The quickest route is to take Interstate 95 to Beatty, Nevada and then Highway 374 into the Valley.
Accommodations range from luxurious to basic.
In fact, outside of these hours they are very flat looking and uninteresting. A big challenge is dealing with footprints. Strolling isn't quite the right word for walking on the dunes. It's just plain hard work. Wear hiking boots and tuck your jeans into your socks to keep the sand out.