Dodging Donkeys - a couple dozen wild burros on and along the highly remote road to the Charcoal Kilns built in 1879 at 7,000 ft elevation, 78°. Ending fittingly at Stovepipe Wells Saloon (10 ft elevation), thirsty & dusty, 114°.
Death Valley = Planetary Beauty. Inescapable humbling feeling of being on a planet. Images cannot convey the feelings. You must go there to experience it.