Death Valley National Park is the coolest thing on the face of the planet! I am genuinely disappointed we didn’t have much more time to spend there. The views were incredible. The history is incredible! 20-mile mule teams & borax!

Anyway, we just drove right through, enjoying the vistas. This is where Jamal (the Subaru Forester) was put to the test! We went from 190 feet below sea level to over 5,000 feet sea level in a very few miles. It’s 8% grade for 17 miles, then it goes back down, then you have 5-6% grade for many, many more miles. We did run with the a/c off in the car for a while to prevent overheating. They have these random “do not drink” radiator refill water stations every so often. Jamal did just fine pulling an overweight Tons of Fun.

We arrived to our lovely campsite in Lee Vining, CA at about 6:15 PM PDT.