The United States Death Valley: "planet" on the world of life and death (Figure)

Was listed as the world's five largest risk of one of the wonders of the death valley, located inThe United States of AmericaWestern Nevada and California at the junction of the mountains. Unique saline-alkali soil geology, created Death Valley singularly varied colors and primitive cool shape the landscape, so that the land of the atmosphere and the earth be misfits. So, in the movie "Star Wars" in here, be imagined as a remote desert planet.

The Indians said the Death Valley "fire of the land"

The valley of death to life with two extremes: either desperate refused, or gentle tolerance -- once, this is the only area swept the United States western gold rush, almost no one can with gold ambitions through the valley; in spite of this, but here it breeds evolved dozens of unique species, the Indians would even like migratory birds, migration every year to come here to enjoy pleasant Valley in winter.

Ice age topple the mountains and overturn the seas tides into the valley of death

Lost in the valley of death of the gold rush

Death Valley's story from a group of prospectors began.

Eighteen forties at the end of the United States of America, California gold was discovered, so the United States of America, all with dream of getting rich speculators rush to pack up, drove the caravan, carrying a married man's entire family and all the family belongings, from from all sides together in Saline Lake city. The gold rush, the city of Saline Lake is one of the most important long journey in the depot. They are assembled into a large fleet has hundreds of caravan here, through the vast desert, over the Sierra Nevada, trekking months to arrive in California gold mine is located.

In the autumn of 1849, a group of late prospectors arrived Saline Lake City, close to the late autumn season, if now to gold, may in the future be snowed died on the way. In spite of this, but this group of miners decided to go forward with great strength and vigour of the composition of the adventure, team into the desert...... As winter is approaching, they are still in the desert slog, such situation makes you anxious. Until one day, a don't know where it came from the young man broke into their barracks, offered a map, the young man told them: there is a mysterious shortcut, can direct deposit. So, more than 20 caravan despite wizard dissuade from the team, follow the map indicates, embarked on a road of no return......

Let the gold miners unexpected is, the so-called shortcut they choose, unexpectedly is the rock a hell Valley -- the bottom sides of the increasingly high, look around, almost no vegetation, only the sky yellow sand, especially those puddles lakes along the way found, actually are saline. If not later met a timely snow, everyone will live to die of thirst. When the team finally found a fresh water source, the team of people who have loss more than half. People try to break out in all directions, but couldn't find the way, only time and again to return to the water near the. Those who survive are becoming less and less, pull cattle were slaughtered to eat. So, they put the last ray of hope in two young men, let them break out looking for rescue.