Death Valley 2016
The only way to view these images is by using the Slideshow option on the right side of your screen. The landscapes are so vast, that even a large screen will fail to display the grandeur. Still, it's the best way to approximate the feeling of being there. These images include two sunrises that show the setting of the moon. The first series was taken at Dante's View; the second series was taken at Zabriskie's Point. Both views look over at the mountains on the other side of the valley, which are about 7 to 10 miles away. One of the hikes depicted is in Fall Canyon--a spectacular 3 mile up-hill hike that ends at a dry waterfall. We had the canyon to ourselves. There are a few shots of the dunes, but nothing that interesting. The images of colorful stone formations were taken at Artist's Drive.
The winds at Dante and Zabriskie were fierce, but when we got to Ubehebe, the remnant of a series of volcanos, we were met with hurricane-like winds that could lift you off your feet.
Read MoreThe winds at Dante and Zabriskie were fierce, but when we got to Ubehebe, the remnant of a series of volcanos, we were met with hurricane-like winds that could lift you off your feet.
This plant, growing in a wall of stone, was toward the opening of our Fall Canyon hike. From beginning to end about 3.5 miles. Into the canyon, the walks is constantly up-hill, on the gravel brought to the floor of the canyon by centuries of flash floods. It was actually quite a strenuous hike, like walking for hours in soft sand, only instead of sand you were walking in gravel.
