DORANY PINEDA
Associated Press
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. 鈥 Ray Estrada's 11-year-old grandson is used to Las Vegas' scorching summers, but he'd always wanted to experience the heat in one of the Earth's hottest places. So Estrada recently drove him to Death Valley National Park, with an umbrella, extra water and electrolytes in tow. That day, the thermometer soared to 118 degrees.
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