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Death Valley’s Mesquite Dunes
Read More: Death Valley’s Mesquite DunesNot nearly as tall as Eureka Dunes, the Mesquite Dunes are more popular(Tour Buses pull into the parking lot) and thus has many footprints in the sand.
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Eureka Dunes-Post 2
Read More: Eureka Dunes-Post 2More from Eureka Dunes at Death Valley National Park, California. These images and those from previous posts are available at What’s New At Dawn2Dawn Photography! All Word Press Members receive a 25% discount by using code WP2018 at checkout.
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Death Valley Star Trails
Read More: Death Valley Star TrailsAn abbreviated star trails shot using about 50 exposures. The multi-colored background light must be from Las Vegas, over 100 miles away. Because of this ambient light, the star trails don’t look as pronounced as when it is completely dark out. When you combine 50 exposures, you are combining the light from each as well.…
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The Incredible Eureka Dunes
Read More: The Incredible Eureka DunesOne of my favorite places on Planet Earth, Eureka Dunes is in a very remote part of Death Valley National Park. The dunes reach some 700 feet into the California sky and stretch for about 2 miles on the ground. I come here at least once a year and visited a spot I hadn’t been…
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Altocumulus lenticularis
Read More: Altocumulus lenticularisPer Wikipedia, Lenticular clouds (Altocumulus lenticularis in Latin) are stationary clouds that form in the troposphere, typically in perpendicular alignment to the wind direction. They are often comparable in appearance to a lens or saucer. This one I shot over Death Valley National Park last week. Kinda looks like a saucer. Area 51 is nearby.…
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Death Valley Night Sky
Read More: Death Valley Night SkyWhile camping at Eureka Dunes last week, I decided to get the camera out for some night sky images. Dune photos to follow soon. The bright star at the top of images 1 and 3 is Sirius.
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Badwater Basin
Read More: Badwater BasinBadwater Basin at Death Valley National Park is famous for the fact it is one of the hottest (It was 85 degrees F this day) and lowest places on earth. The salt flats are a result of any standing water in the basin evaporating and leaving the salt deposits behind. I caught these images last…
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Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
Read More: Grand Staircase Escalante National MonumentThe monument is in good health as we caught this landscape at sundown and moonrise.
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How About Some Humor?
Read More: How About Some Humor?Recent efforts to clone women and cattle have gone horribly wrong.
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Colorful Clay Beds
Read More: Colorful Clay BedsOnce again I had the opportunity to visit one of my favorite places in the Coyote Buttes of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Northern Arizona. These clay beds get their color from minerals leeching through the porous Chinle Clay Bed layer.