I just got back from 10 days traveling to Death Valley for the first time. The lede of this story is as follows: If you have not been to Death Valley, put down your crack pipe, pick up a 4WD high-clearance vehicle, and get the hell down there. Seriously, folks, I still rate scuba diving this summer as the all-time coolest thing I’ve ever done, but I think DV now ranks second. BIG UPS to Blair for lending me her rad truck and enabling me to feel super butch while bombing down the backroads, a... read more