Low flying clouds bring freezing rain to the outskirts of Death Valley. But it is an illusion. Rain here only lasts for a few moments. The whole area gets only two inches of rain a year, making it the driest spot in the United States. Yet the clouds here are putting on quite a show. They echo the color and bumps of the mountains below them, and mimic the clusters of sage that lie in the shadows. These clouds will soon pass, but those worn badlands and distant mountains will be there forever.