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Sunset at The Racetrack uploaded on 6 January 2009

Sunset at The Racetrack in Death Valley National Park.

Rocks move across this flat clay surface when conditions combine a wet, muddy, icy surface with high winds.

I'm not aware of any photography tours that will take you here, but if you're interested, contact me and if the dates work out, I'll show you the best Death Valley shooting locations.

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Valley View Evening uploaded on 6 January 2009

This view in Yosemite National Park has been shot about a zillion times, but I never get tired of it. With the sunlight angles changing daily and with varying skies, it never seems to be the same twice.

This is the late Fall view, with the sun in position to shine primarily on El Capitan as it sets. In the Summer, El Capitan falls into shade before Cathedral Rocks on the right.

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Ancient Bristlecone Pine uploaded on 6 January 2009

This was shot in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California. Unfortunately on this visit in early December I was turrned back by deep snow before I reached the Patriarch Grove.

Some of these trees are over 4500 years old.... and still alive. They tend to grow at an elevation of over 9000 feet. Unfortunately as climate changes, their optimum growing zone may be rising faster then they can adapt. The slopes they're inhabiting may be unsuitable for them in the future.

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Mobius Arch at Dusk uploaded on 5 January 2009

Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills in California, as stars start to appear in the evening sky overhead.

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Black Rock City at Night uploaded on 5 January 2009

Black Rock City is a temporary city of about 50,000 people who converge on the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for the Burning Man event.

The central circle that holds most of the art, including the man to be burned at the center, is 1.5 miles in diameter, an area of nearly 5 square miles. The art continues out onto the surface of the dry lakebed of Lake Lahontan for several more square miles.

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Black Rock Desert uploaded on 5 January 2009

The BLM's Black Rock Desert in Nevada is home for one week per year to 50,000 people who form Black Rock City and host the Burning Man event.

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Horsetail Falls uploaded on 5 January 2009

Horsetail Falls backlit by the setting sun in Yosemite National Park, California. This was an amazing spectacle to witness. Happening only two weeks out of the year, the setting sun falls behind the vertical face of El Capitan, selectively lighting this waterfall with its orange sunset light.

The weather and the water flows often don't cooperate, I was shut out by a blizzard last year, so I was fortunate to see this on two consecutive evenings this year.

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Mono Lake Winter Sunset uploaded on 5 January 2009

A cold winter sunset at the South Tufa site on Mono Lake.

Water diversions since 1941 to feed development in the desert suburbs surrounding Los Angeles have drawn down the lake significantly. As the water level dropped, the lake has grown in salinity to become 3 times saltier than the ocean.

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Eureka Dunes uploaded on 5 January 2009

One of my favorite places to shoot photos in Death Valley National Park is Eureka Dunes. The shots most compelling if you hike up in the dunes, preferably to the top. It's even better if you hike with someone and have a subject to shoot. The surface can be quite hard, not like beach dunes at all, so wear solid hiking boots that you can occasionally use to kick a foothold into a steep, firm surface. Budget about 4-5 hours to do the hike including plenty of time for photography.

I'm not aware of any photography tours that will take you here, but if you're interested, contact me and if the dates work out, I'll show you this and other unique Death Valley shooting locations.

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