His many adventures there have also afforded him the chance to see areas of the park that many visitors miss, like Darwin Falls, where spring-fed waterfalls flow year-round (an alien sight within the desert landscape), or Lee Flat, where a stand of spiky Joshua Trees presides over the valley. On the Badwater route, he looks forward to a glimpse of Artist’s Palette, where the minerals in the soil paint the hills in watercolour shades. He heralds how the place makes him feel small amidst the immensity of its vistas.