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<\/a> <\/p>\nDays ride\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n The profile of our ride showing the section through death valley below sea level..<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n
We left Lone Pine at 7am; it was already 30C!!<\/p>\n
The road headed straight into the centre of death valley which is the lowest point in the US at 75m below sea level, in addition, the heat is always hectic but the area is currently experiencing a record heat wave with temperatures as high as last recorded a hundred years ago and by 09h30 we were riding through temperatures of 46C which felt like the inside of a pizza oven!!! At these temperatures, riding with a visor open is so uncomfortable because it literally feels like the skin on your face is roasting!! In addition, the metal of the bike heats up to such a degree that even holding the handle grips is uncomfortably hot notwithstanding the rubber of the grips and the gloves I am wearing!! The water in the bladder becomes as hot as freshly boiled water and your eyes dry out so its no wonder that hotels advise people NOT to drive through death valley at this time of the year!! \u2026ah well! Box checked!!<\/p>\n
The heat aside, the ride through the area was one of the most beautiful we have witnessed thus far! Notwithstanding the starkness, dryness and heat, the views were majestic and made me realise that no one place on earth holds title to \u201cthe most beautiful\u201d because even a place like death valley has the ability to take one\u2019s breath away!<\/p>\n
We are spending the next two nights at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada and found an incredible deal on Booking.com for the penthouse suite so we are living the high life!!<\/p>\n
Days ride\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n The profile of our ride showing the section through death valley below sea level..<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n