On my way to Alabama Hills and Owens Valley, I passed quickly through Death Valley and produced only these 2 images.
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.
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
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!
Not 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.
More from Eureka Dunes at Death Valley National Park, California.
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Per 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.
While 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.
Badwater 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 week after a sand storm blew through the valley but parted right around sunset.
