Associated Press Larry, left, and Carol Wade of Mukilteo, Wash., launch their kayaks about a half mile south of Badwater, Calif., in Death Valley Wednesday with Telescope Peak reflected in water from recent flooding. They waded out about a quarter mile and managed a bit of paddling, although scraping bottom most of the time.

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