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Two Images From Death Valley

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On my way to Alabama Hills and Owens Valley, I passed quickly through Death Valley and produced only these 2 images.

Panamint Dunes are sand dunes at Death Valley National Park, California

The road through Panamint Valley at Death Valley National Park, California

Alabama Hills Is In California!

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It’s at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range near Lone Pine, California. It’s made up of unusual rock formations and large boulders that climbers love to tackle. It is a desert type ecosystem located on Federal BLM land. You may have recognized the landscape as this area was used in the opening scene of the movie “Iron Man”.

The Alabama Hills are situated at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Lone Pine, California

That’s Mt Whitney at top, center. The tallest peak in the lower 48 states at 14,550 feet.

Lots of flying dust due to dry conditions in California

Not a bad view. Look for some Milky Way images from this spot coming soon!

Death Valley’s Zabriskie Point

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One of the most popular places to visit in Death Valley National Park is Zabriskie Point. Probably because of the colorful and twisted sandstone rock formations.

California’s Eastern Sierras

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Although not covered in deep snow yet, the Eastern Sierras from Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills are sublime. The morning light along with some clouds and fog made for some good shots.

Death Valley NP’s Racetrack Playa

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Racetrack Playa at California’s Death Valley National Park is hard to get to but worth the effort. It is home to the famous sailing or sliding rocks. I’ve posted images of them here before but I wanted to bring a friend for her first visit. The 27 mile highly-washboarded road is teeth rattling but you must take your time.

The Racetrack from about 5 miles away. The elevation gain from one end to the other is a mere 1.5 inches and the Racetrack is almost 3 miles long. That is flat.

The road has views of mountain ridges and blowing sand.

No one really knows when Teakettle Junction got its start but is a quirky site in a quirky park

Sliding rock.

Lian trying to capture their story.

What probably is the cause

This lake bed gets baked by the summer heat of Death Valley

Day 2 From Eureka Dunes

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Annual Trip To Eureka Dunes

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I made my annual trip to Eureka Dunes at Death Valley National Park and was still blown away despite the cold temperatures. Along with my friend Lian, her first visit, we climbed to the very top of the dunes, some 700 feet on the first day and explored the smaller dunes the next morning. These images are from Day One.

On top of the world!

Memorable Images From 2018

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Slideshow showing my favorite images from 2018. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen. Music is April’s Song by Real Estate, my favorite new song of 2018. These images are available for purchase as prints or downloadable file at Dawn2Dawn Photography

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Sequoia National Park- A Park Of Extremes

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Yosemite National Park may get all the pub and glory but Sequoia National Park is an enticing alternative high up in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. If you like peace, solitude, adventure, rugged peaks, pristine lakes and rivers, along with it’s main attraction, Giant Sequoia Trees, then Sequoia is a preferred destination. I worked a summer in Sequoia during my college years and it is a summer I will never forget. Where else can you encounter a black bear and a tarantula on the same day!

The park has immense elevation changes starting from the chaparral in the foothills at 1,300 feet, to dense sub alpine forests and onto the treeless alpine environment. Sequoia is home to Mt Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states at 14,491 feet and the world’s largest tree, The General Sherman.