Morning found us at the Pampered Pet Show put on by the 49'ers.

Morning found us at the Pampered Pet Show put on by the 49'ers. We did our best and spruced up Mr. Baker and Mr. Grindstaff in their best costumes. The judges loved the way Mr. Baker, as the Wide Retriever, handled the soccer ball. Mr. Grindy was a little more reserved in his Spiderman outfit. In the afternoon we headed to the Badwater Salt Flats, the lowest point in Death Valley. Death Valley is situated on two fault lines and the valley itself continues to sink on the East side while the mountains on the West are rising. The valley fills in at about the same rate it is sinking from the surrounding mountain erosion. Salt has accumulated recently (geologically speaking) from the evaporation of dead seas as deep as 600' since there is no outlet for the water coming in. After that we headed a few miles North to inspect the Devil's Golf Course which is salt mixed with a bit more mud to give a deeper cracking effect to the ground.