Death Valley National Park celebrates 30th anniversary (8 images)

By Wade Sheridan

Death Valley National Park, situated along the California-Nevada border, east of the Sierra Nevada, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. President Bill Clinton, in 1994, signed the California Desert Protection Act, which established the Death Valley and Joshua Tree national parks.

A wash of yellow covers a field between sand dunes and mountains at Death Valley National Park on March 17, 2005. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI

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A photographer works from the top of a sand dune in the early morning light. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI

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Vehicles head toward Furnace Creek, past wildflowers. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI

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A photographer works in the middle of a large field of desert sunflowers. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI

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