2022-04-22, 02:50 AM
(2022-04-21, 08:13 PM)Kauri Wrote: Wait, am I reading this right? That incredible old 3D model map is still in existence?!
I remember the temporary VC right on Hwy 190 just east of The Corkscrew installed while the new VC was under construction. The 3D model map was there and I studied it carefully. I was relieved that it was transferred to the new VC and I still enjoy studying it nearly every trip I make to DEVA. It appears quite accurate to me when I compare my hikes to the terrain of the 3D model. It has the push buttons where a red light shines on the common tourist points of interest. This provides a valuable scale orientation to the park for visitors who are trying to figure out where they are and where they are going and where they have been.
I also love the short NPS movie "Seeing Death Valley" that plays on the half hour in the theater. I bet i've seen it over ten times. A good place to cool off during summer visits.
Life begins in Death Valley