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Melted Candles in Death Valley Part 3: Busted! and Relief
Continued from Part 2. It was one of the most uncomfortable sleeping nights I had in Death Valley. I ended up napping on the living room floor because it was the coolest (all relative) spots in the house. Come morning and no relief in sight, with animals in tow I headed to a Best Western […]
Continue ReadingMelted Candles in Death Valley Part 2: Animals in a Bathtub
Continued from Part 1… Those who had lived in Death Valley for more than a year were smart. It wasn’t their first rodeo and as soon as the electricity went off, they hopped in their cars and hightailed it to air conditioned casino civilization, most to Pahrump. They knew a few hours could add up […]
Continue ReadingMelted Candles in Death Valley Part 1: Dry Heat in the Summer
Sitting in my non-air conditioned Southwest Florida apartment earlier this month reminded me of the time when electricity went out for a day in Death Valley. Granted, the hottest it reached in my Florida apartment was 85 degrees Fahrenheit compared to glue and wax-melting heat in Death Valley. Yeah, my beloved candles melted in our […]
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