Words can't describe how it feels to stand in the Badwater Basin and know that you're 282 feet "under water." You can look up, up, up at the nearby hillside and see a sign that says "Sea Level." Walking out onto the salt flats is an eerie, almost blinding experience.
Badwater Basin Lowest Point in the Western Hemisphere
By Nancy Parode, About.com Guide
This is it. When you stand here, you're 282 feet below sea level.
Photo © Alex Parode
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