Death Valley Hiker Dying Of Heat Exhaustion Crashes Car After Hike On 119-Degree Day

Death Valley Hiker Dying Of Heat Exhaustion Crashes Car After Hike On 119-Degree Day

Image: National Parks Service Peter Hayes Robino, a resident of Los Angeles County, died of heat exposure following a one-mile hike and a subsequent car crash in Death Valley National Park on August 1, marking the second heat-related death of the summer in the park. Robino returned from a one-mile hike on the park’s Natural … Read more

Porsche driver faces jail time after going off-road in Death Valley

Porsche driver faces jail time after going off-road in Death Valley

Two vehicles stuck in mud near Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park on Dec. 29, 2023. NPS/S. Solomon Several off-roading drivers were cited and could face jail time after lodging their vehicles into the mud at Death Valley National Park. The first event was on Dec. 22, when the National Park Service says that two … Read more

Death Valley reopens roads ahead of ‘superb’ hiking season

Death Valley reopens roads ahead of ‘superb’ hiking season

95 miles of roads and other areas of Death Valley National Park reopened on Saturday. David Toussaint/Getty Images The National Park Service reopened 95 miles of flood-damaged roads in Death Valley National Park on Saturday, just in time for what park officials say is an “ideal time to visit.” Damage caused by Tropical Storm Hilary … Read more