Delighted, as in I was tickled pink when I got his autograph, or His parents were tickled to death when he decided to marry her. The first term, first recorded in 1922, alludes to one's face turning pink with laughter when one is being tickled. The variant, clearly a hyperbole, dates from about 1800.
The highest range within the park is the Panamint Range with Telescope Peak being its highest point at 11,049 feet (3,368 m). The Death Valley region is a transitional zone in the northernmost part of the Mojave Desert and consists of five mountain ranges removed from the Pacific Ocean.
Death Valley averages less than 2 inches each year and tops the list as the hottest, driest spot in North America. A major factor contributing to Death Valley's extraordinarily dry weather is the rain shadow effect.ettest month ever recorded in Death Valley - 2.59 inches of rain in January. Hottest summer on record - 40 days over 120Â° F. 6.09 inches of rain-wettest rainy season (July-June) on record.