my first time : death valley.

the other weekend, james and i drove up to bakersfield to meet up with his parents before driving to death valley. it is an amazing place - alien and unworldly, beautiful, and completely different every time you turn a corner. the skies were clear and gorgeous.. we got into the valley early friday afternoon, and left late sunday afternoon. it wasn't too hot; the major problem was the wind. saturday afternoon and evening the wind was blowing near 100mpg and made it really hard to do anything outside of the car, take pictures, or hike anywhere. i think i had sand embedded in my skin for a couple days afterwards.

great place to test out the pano app for android (silly me, i only brought my 50mm lens, which made capturing the vast landscapes impossible). afterwards i filtered them through the vignette app for android.

trona pinnacles; on the way to death valley.

mesquite flat sand dunes; day one.

ubehebe crater; day two.

badwater basin 282ft below sea level!; day two.

atop the harmony borax works; day 3.

golden canyon; day 3.

i would absolutely love to go back and explore more. especially since there is so much more to see, and so much that you need a high-clearance off-road vehicle like a jeep to be able to even get to.

some pictures from my real camera:

sand dunes, mountains, and sky.

seafoam green and mustard yellow cactus!!

badwater basin sign.

salt creek - filled with ittle pup fish!

james in the golden canyon.

golden canyon.

golden canyon.

and of course, view the whole flickr set here.