Is it a miracle or is it magic?Is it really 125 degrees?How can there be water under Scotty’s Castle?How can any plants survive in this environment, let alone animals or humans?How to describe Death Valley without falling into the “Death” trap?Easy.Wander over to Zabriskie point during the heat of the day.Look around.Come back tomorrow before sunrise, particularly when there are clouds around, but it really doesn’t matter all that much.Nothing about death here.This is birth.Now go back mid-day and look again – this time with knowing and deep vision.Witness the two ends of a miracle – or is this magic?