Desert gold

This scene is about 30 miles south of Furnace Creek on the road to Badwater in Death Valley National Park. It was shot by Bruce Van Dyke, whose observations about desert beauty are on page 35. Bruce says the flowers will not put travelers to sleep on their way to Oz.

This scene is about 30 miles south of Furnace Creek on the road to Badwater in Death Valley National Park. It was shot by Bruce Van Dyke, whose observations about desert beauty are on page 35. Bruce says the flowers will not put travelers to sleep on their way to Oz.

PHOTO/BRUCE VAN DYKE