Our GPS had a hard time locating Beatty, NV, so for most of the trip, we thought we had several more hours to drive than we did. Lost in time, and early darkness (the sun slipped behind the mountains around 4:00PM, and it was pitch dark by 4:30), we barreled into the void.
An almost-full moon cast thin silvery light on the landscape. At intervals, we could sense hulking masses - incomprehensible land forms - either near to us or far away, but we have no sense, as of yet, for the shape of the place itself. Thus, our experience of Death Valley for now remains a mystery, one to sleuth out in the near future, after setting up headquarters in Beatty.
