Desert road

Enjoying a ride into Death Valley on a pleasant spring day.

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One of the characteristics of Deaths Valley is its rock and sediment color palette. The colors are most impressive in the morning and evening hours.

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Ubehebe

The Ubehebe crater is one of Death Valley's many interesting geological places to visit.

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An Echinocactus is about to bloom in Death Valley National Park

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Teakettle Junction

Teakettle Junction is a famous location in Death Valley National Park.

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Racetrack Rock

This is a shot I took at Racetrack Playa, a dry lake in Death Valley NP. It is famous for its wandering or sailing stones, an interesting geological phenomenon! The stones move without human intervention (at least the genuine ones do...) and leave tracks behind them in the cracked mud.

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Pattern hike

Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park is a dry lake bed whose surface is covered with small hexagonal mud crack saucers. It is the place of the famous sailing stones.

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Sailing stone

A sizeable sailing stone has left a track in the dried mud at Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park.

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Change of direction

One of Death Valley's famous sailing stones left a perfect curved track in the mud.

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One of Death Valley's famous sailing stones left a perfect curved track in the mud.

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A Desert Paintbrush plant adds color to the desert.

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A group of motorcyclists is enjoying a ride on one of Death Valley's many unpaved roads.

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A small Joshua tree starts to bloom in Death Valley National Park.

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An Englemann Hedgehog cactus blooms in Death Valley National Park.

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Coyote crossing

A coyote crosses the small road leading to Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park.

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Campers line up at one of the main campgrounds in Death Valley National Park.

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Big sky

An empty highway crosses Death Valley National Park.

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One of the many items left behind at the Eureka mine in Death Valley National Park is this white barrel which was obviously used as a target at some point.

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The old Cashier Mine is one of the remnants of Pete Aguereberry's mining operation in Death Valley National Park.

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The remnants of the Aguereberry homestead and the unpaved roads that lead there are the only signs of civilization in this remote part of Death Valley National Park.

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Wind, weather, and time have left their mark on the old Aguereberry homestead in Death Valley National Park.

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An old car is decaying near the Aguereberry mine and homestead in Death Valley National Park.

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An old car is decaying near the Aguereberry mine and homestead in Death Valley National Park.

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An old car is decaying on a hillside near the Aguereberry mine and homestead in Death Valley National Park.

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The inside of an old car which was left behind at the abandoned Aguereberry mine and homestead in Death Valley National Park still features a Blower and Defroster button. The color photo was converted to black-and-white and a light vignette was added to pull the viewer into the center of the scene.

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A spectacular view of Death Valley opens up to those who dare to drive the gravel road up to Aguereberry Point at 6433 ft.

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