Hi gang. It's true... I've come down with a bad case of the desert bug. I've been tossing around the idea of returning to the desert for a camping trip, and I finally decided that I'm going to go next month. With that being said, I'll be showing a few photos from my last trip to the national park.
One of my favorite things about Death Valley was the weathered skeletons of manmade structures, mostly from the turn of the 20th century. Here lies the remains of a truck from around the 1920's I'd guesstimate. It was in a small ghost town found in Titus Canyon.
Another favorite feature of mine are the clusters of sand dunes found throughout the park. This photo was taken while climbing around Mesquite Dunes. Seeing the dunes was a bit surprising to me. I always pictured sand dunes stretching into the distance, as far as the eye can see. Nope. Almost all of Death Valley is rocky, gravely, desert... then all of a sudden there is a MASSIVE pile of sand, making the dunes. It's strange indeed.
Here's a quick photo to show what I mean about the dunes being like a sandy island in an otherwise rocky landscape.
This is part of the Racetrack Playa; a dry lake bed that occasionally collects a few inches of rainwater each year. This is also the location of the infamous Sailing/Moving Stones of Death Valley. The Racetrack is just awesome. It's huge! AND it's incredibly flat. It is about 3 miles long and nearly 1.5 miles wide. Going in the longer directions, the 3 mile one, there is only around 1 and a half inches difference in elevation. I haven't been to a place quite like it since. I'm eager to return and do some night photography this time!
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perfect photos, and what a waste of car
When I went through New Mexico and Arizona I couldn't believe how many old cars there were half buried in the sand!
It's seriously one of my favorite aspects of the park. I love abandoned shit, and there is sooo much stuff from the late 1800's and early 1900's just laying around.
Ideal for a movie as mad max. hahaha
Seriously. In fact, some of those same dunes were used in the original Star Wars movies, I believe.
yes, this location and petra in Jordania is a favorite for movies with desert scenes
Ohhh wow.
Nice photography.
Thank you! 😊
Your most welcome.
great photos, very beautiful, this is the death valley in California, correct? Brings back the old western movies!
Yup! But technically, the photo of the car body was taken in the small part of the park that is in the state of Nevada.
I've never been to sand dunes, or Death Valley! I've always wanted to photograph in them. And I've heard about those mysterious moving rocks! Thanks for the pictures and post!
Oh man. The sailing stones are one of the craziest things. They figured out how they move only like 3 months before I took that trip. I kinda wish it was still a mystery.
All these photos of different places are scenes I feel like I could sit at, gaze, and enjoy. When I mentioned getting some cheap cars and driving cross country, it would be to stop and experience places like this.
This is Wheather is excellent placing and awesome looking pictures
You've got some great photography/travel posts, following you now!