"This is Death Valley as seen from Dante's View the highest point. 6000' below are the salt flats and rock formations of the valley itself. You can't tell but it's 125°F and the wind is drying our eyes out."

"These strange rock formations are at Zabriskie Point. Not long before we came here a man took a mere 1½ hours to die in this place. We were drinking water at the rate of a litre every two hours or so."

"Another view of this inhospitable place. Surprisingly there is very little sand, this almost being the lot."

"There is some life here. This Roadrunner was foraging about near our hotel at 6.30 in the morning. It was already over 90°F at this point."

"This tree fell hundreds of years ago in Sequoia. Someone had the idea to carve a bit of it out. It does give you an idea of the size."

"The biggest tree in the world, known as The General Sherman Tree. It's not the tallest or widest but it has the most bulk. It's probably 2,700 years old."

"Liz poses beside a tree to give you some idea of just how big these things are."

"This amused me but we didn't see any bears unfortunately."

"This shows just how much damage these trees can take and still live. This healthy tree has been burned at some point in the passed but shows no ill effects."

"This strange formation was spotted in Skrill H.Q.. I include this here for no other reason than to embarrass Colen."

"This tree is in Yosemite and traffic did actually pass through it at one time. However the road no longer goes this way. The tree incidentally is perfectly fine."

"The most photographed point in Yosemite, looking the length of the valley."

"This magnificent rock structure has a name, which I have forgotten."

"Part of the highest waterfall in the USA. Apparently it is a bit of a trickle in the summer."

"Another view of the waterfall, this time the upper part taken from a fair distance. I wasn't walking 7 miles for a closer view in that heat!"

"Paddling in the river. The water was absolutely freezing but tasted great."