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.
List by scientific name. Death Valley Area Plants. This section is devoted to sharing information about and images of desert plants found in the Death Valley area, including the northern portion of the Mojave Desert. Plants shown on these pages can be found in Death Valley National Park or adjacent areas including Searles Valley, Panamint Valley, the Inyo Range, the Coso Wilderness, Saline Valley, or the White Mountains.