About the Location:
The image was captured in a remote desert near Death Valley, California, the hottest place in North America. When the air temperature hits 120°F the ground temperature bakes near 200°F. The noon silence is thick. Only insects, lizards and scorpions survive the heat. People die without shade. Violent late afternoon dust storms settle at sunset. Twilight unveils a blanket of stars as bats, snakes, rabbits, coyotes, and wild burrows emerge to hunt and feed. |
