Like migratory birds we escaped the heat in search of cooler lands. Furnace Creek, twenty-five miles away from Stovepipe Wells, felt like we had left Death Valley. Away went the sand dunes and the dark brown mountains. In came an oasis surrounded by colorful mountains, salt flats and abandoned mines...
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The wind has been blowing hard over the past couple of days and clouds have been forming over the arid patches of this majestic landscape. The information board at the Ranger Station mentioned 50 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon and perhaps a thunderstorm tomorrow. Rain in the desert?
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