Sorta OT but...I was in the Death Valley when I was in the US for a few weeks. Its a hella hot place, the wind is so hot like the air what is coming out from a hair dryer.
There is salt on the ground [not everywhere of course]. I guess it was a part of the ocean millions of years ago.
PS. If you ever go to LA or Las Vegas, you must visit the Death Valley, its a fantastic place..you have a feeling that you are walking on an other planet.
[ October 21, 2003, 22:44: Message edited by: Mortifer ]