This fall, L.L. Bean wants to help you get outfitted for all that's out there, with tips and advice for heading outdoors and exploring all the possibilities of the season.

Here's a tip to help you stay comfortable when camping in cold weather.

Before bed, boil some water, pour it into your water bottle

and stick it into the foot of your sleeping bag.

The heat will radiate out, giving you toasty toes

and a comfy night's sleep.

For more fun ideas, easy how-tos, and inspiring stories,

visit L.L.Bin.com. A A stretch of desert land straddling California and Nevada sits

282 feet below sea level and boasts the hottest temperatures in North America.

The record here is 135 degrees.

It's a dry heat people say, but honestly once you top 110 degrees it really doesn't matter

you will feel like you're on fire it's called Death Valley for a reason and yet

people flock to this place in the dog days of summer even to experience this brutal

heat to feel Death Valley, even if just for a brief couple hours.

We often think of visiting national parks as a visual experience, the scenery drawing us in the spectacular sites where every moment presents yet

another photo opportunity.

And certainly this is true, even at Death Valley National Park,

don't believe people who tell you that the desert is barren,

and there's nothing to see there.

Deserts are teeming with life.

Every harshly sculpted desert landscape is a unique vista,

a marvel of nature.

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