LIVE! FROM DEATH VALLEY: Dispatches from America's Low Point

Hottest, driest, lowest, deadliest--and probably no cell reception. Death Valley is no manicured theme park. This is Soennichsen's love letter detailing the charms and temper tantrums of Death Valley. As he recounts his own adventure, he weaves the story of some of the first pioneers passing through the valley in 1849. Photos.