Off
this morning at 0445 to get to Zabriske Point for sunrise. We made it with a
little time to spare and photographed with probably 75 other people
at the point. Since I was there last they have put up some fencing to keep
people from being reckless, and probably stopping some erosion.
The view of the eroded canyon walls and the vista here is wonderful.
After
breakfast at Furnace Creek Resort we headed back to Panamint Springs
with several stops for wildflower photography. A short nap in the middle of the
day. We first had to return to Beatty, NV for refueling and
then went to explore Artist’s Palette, which is a canyon with a variety of
colored rocks. We did a short hike into Golden Canyon, before returning to
the Sand Dunes for sunset.The sunset was subtle but always a fun experience. There was a bit of a hike out to the taller dune.
It
had been a long and hot day and several people felt the heat as a result. One of the party I believe suffered a little from hyponatremia, which can occur from drinking water only, and not replacing electrolytes. There
was also the beginning of a stomach bug developing with a couple
of people. Dinner was at the Stove Pipe Wells saloon.
developed
last night. The wind had not been an issue last night as it was
at
our backs so the sand was not blowing into us or our gear. Again the sunrise was subtle, but the dunes were lovely in their cleaner state.
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| WAITING FOR THE SUN |
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| MORNING SKY |
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| ZABRISKE POINT |
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| EROSION |
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| LADY IN RED |
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| GOLDEN CANYON EROSION |
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| INDIAN PAINTBRUSH |
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| DESERT LARKSPUR |
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| MOJAVE GOLD POPPY |
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| DESERT BOUQUET |
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| MOJAVE ASTER |
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| CORN FIELD |
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| SLOT, GOLDEN CANYON |
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| RIPPLES AND WAVES |
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| DUNE WAVES |
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| SUNSET AT DUNES |
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| DUNES AT DUSK |
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| EVENING ON THE DUNES |
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| SUNRISE AND PATTERN |
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| SUNRISE ON DUNE |
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| FOOTSTEPS ON THE DUNE |
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| MARK IN THE DUNES 1 |
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| CURVES |
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| MORNING LIGHT |
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| LOOPS |
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| CURVES AND DIPS |
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| DUNE LINES |
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| DUNE DETAIL |
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| LIGHT AND SHADOWS |
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| THE HUMAN TOUCH |
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| RIPPLES AND SLOPES |
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| RIPPLES AND WILLOWS |
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| BROAD-FLOWERED GILIA |
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| LINES IN THE SAND |
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| ON THE ROAD AGAIN |
Great selection of wildflowers and the dunes look a little crowded but nice shots of those ever changing shapes.
ReplyDeleteThere actually lots more people on the dunes than you see in any of these photos. We had to walk out
Deletea good way to get away from them. They really are fun to photograph and make different compositions.