Flash Floods: Avoid canyons during rain storms and be prepared to move to higher ground. While driving, be alert for water running in washes and across road dips. Mine Hazards: Do not enter mine tunnels or shafts. Mines may be unstable, have hidden shafts, pockets of bad air, and poisonous gas.

As the film says, Death Valley is not a place you want to be without water, as while a human can survive three days without water, in this desert you can live just 14 hours. Camping out under the stars the Dawson's Creek actor and his stunning girlfriend happily cooked with what their car had produced.

"'Lake Manly,' the temporary shallow lake at Badwater Basin (formed after storms in August 2023 and February 2024) is shrinking rapidly and is now only a few inches deep. It is a minimum of 1/4 mile away from the road over rough, uneven salt and mud (no trail)," the NPS posted.