Photo archive for June 29, 2013
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
Emilia Kristofferssonleft, 19, and her sister Ella, 15, of Sweden look on as their father Bengt Jonsson tries to fry an egg on a rock at Badwater Basin, 282 feet (85.5m) below sea level, in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
Marathon runner Fred Von Canon (L) of Sanford, North Carolina celebrates after a two mile run at Badwater Basin, 282 feet (85.5m) below sea level, in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. Canon said he could resist the challenge and ran out into the salt flats for a mile before returning. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
Sara Calcinaro, left, and Marco Rizzelli of Italy walk in the Mesquite Dunes as high temperatures approach record numbers in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
A pair of women use an umbrella for shade at Badwater Basin, 282 feet (85.5m) below sea level, in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
A group of tourists use an umbrella for shade at Badwater Basin, 282 feet (85.5m) below sea level, in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
Marco Rizzelli, left, and Sara Calcinaro of Italy walk in the Mesquite Dunes as high temperatures approach record numbers in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
Jing Jing, a student from China, poses in front of an unofficial temperature gauge at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
Craig Blanchard, a Park Service employee, poses in front of an unofficial temperature gauge at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
Julia Schmid, left, and Vincent Wilhelm of Switzerland the photos of the Mesquite Dunes as high temperatures approach record numbers in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
Bengt Jonsson of Sweden tries to fry an egg on a rock at Badwater Basin, 282 feet (85.5m) below sea level, in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
Elisabetta Delrio of Italy poses for her husband Nicola Capelli at Badwater Basin, 282 feet (85.5m) below sea level, as high temperatures approach record numbers in Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Death Valley Approaches Record Temperature
A sign warns of extreme heat as tourists enter Death Valley National Park Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Vegas Heat - June 29, 2013
A tourist takes advantage of the misters at Mon Ami Gabi at Paris Las Vegas on Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Vegas Heat - June 29, 2013
Passersby take advantage of the misters at the Candy Factory to cool off on the Strip Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Vegas Heat - June 29, 2013
Spencer Suggars douses his head with water on the Strip Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Vegas Heat - June 29, 2013
In the shadow of the resorts he helped to wire, out of work union electrician Willis Jackson offers cold water for a donation on the Strip Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo
Vegas Heat - June 29, 2013
A man wearing a SpongeBob outfit waits in the shade to have his photo taken for tips on the Strip Saturday, June 29, 2013. View photo