http://www.latimes.com/local/califor...620-story.html
Many people went to Death Valley for the novelty of experiencing such high temperatures.
The highest temperature ever recorded on earth was 134 in Death Valley, but this was over 100 years ago, and there is some doubt.
The highest "modern" temperature recorded on earth was 129, also in Death Valley.
A few years ago, someone posted a video of frying eggs on the ground of Death Valley in the summer, causing lots of people showing up with eggs to do the same, making huge messes for rangers to clean up.
The ground in Death Valley can reach 200 degrees.
Laughlin was 122 yesterday.
Las Vegas was 116. For some reason, Las Vegas has never exceeded 117 degrees.
I chose not to drive to LA during the daylight hours, fearing a breakdown leaving me in the 120 degree heat in an area where help would take awhile to arrive.