[semantic]

Death Valley is part of the Mojave, and it’s one of the most beautiful deserts around!

The exception proves the rule. DV is beautiful because of its extreme geography (11-14k foot verticality). The Mojave/GB lacks the flora/fauna of the Sonora (eg saguaro), the color of the Colorado, and the elevation of the Chihuahuan.

The worst roads trips in the US are the I-10 from Palm Springs to Phoenix, the I-80 from Reno to SLC, and the I-40 from LA to Vegas. I've done them all (on many different occasions); the Mojave is a colorless, lifeless, drab, boring & depressing desert.

[norton]

After all these years I've never seen Death Valley.

But based on tons of other comparative data I'll take any Arizona desert to Cal/Nev desert.

Oops!
I just remembered Lake Havasu.

[shorty_harris]

Oh well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I haven’t done the Reno to SLC trip, but have the others. It’s desolate, but I like it. I’m in Palmdale right now, but the only thing ugly about it is the cultural garbage that’s slopped over from LA.

[Bernard Marx]

The worst roads trips in the US are the I-10 from Palm Springs to Phoenix, the I-80 from Reno to SLC, and the I-40 from LA to Vegas. I've done them all (on many different occasions); the Mojave is a colorless, lifeless, drab, boring & depressing desert.

That's some of my favorite country. Some eyes just can't "see." I like the Sonoran desert too.