Mesquite Dunes
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I found myself trekking through the dunes in the middle of 33MPH winds. It was early in the morning when the winds were less violent, but when the sunrise hit the winds took a drastic change for the worse.
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I thought I came away from this particular morning empty handed, unable to find any sort of untouched dunes with dramatic curves. This will have to...
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The Mesquite Flat Dunes at Death Valley national park near Stovepipe Wells. The slight bright hue of the clouds is because they are not clouds but smoke from the nearest wildfires which was raging a couple of hours south of the park. We walked into the dunes without much preparations and boy were we in for a surprise. Walking on these dunes is one of the hardest things I have ever done. Not only are they incredibly hot but they are very deceptive in their height plus the sand gets everywhere. This is the most famous of the sand dunes in Death Valley as they are easily accessible from rt190 and the parking lot is large and easy to find.
Located in central Death Valley near Stovepipe Wells, access is from Hwy. 190 or from the unpaved Sand Dunes Road. Although the highest dune rises only about 100 feet, the dunes actually cover a vast area. This dune field includes three types of dunes: crescent, linear, and star-shaped. Polygon-cracked clay of an ancient lakebed forms the floor. Mesquite trees have created large hummocks that provide stable habitats for wildlife. Thanks for visiting my photo hope you all enjoyed it.
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Imagine you are at the Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley. It's very hot, yet beautiful all around you. But you have to...
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Having grossly underestimated the amount of time required to drive from the Charcoal Kilns, I arrived at the dunes with only 30 minutes of sunlight...
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Sunset over a fairly undisturbed section of the sand dunes at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park. It took a lot of walking and...
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Early morning light starts to hit the Sand Dunes in Death Valley and the different shapes take on new life. I had so much fun looking for patterns...
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The first light of sunrise hits the soft sand shapes of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park. Finding a quiet place with no...
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It seems like everyone's posting Death Valley shots, so here's one I've hung on to for a bit ....
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Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California
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Mesquite Dunes – Death Valley National Park
The first thing I thought about while planning this trip was how much I was looking forward to...
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Sunset in the sand dunes of Mesquite Flats in Death Valley National Park. I am always amazed at how long a sunset lasts in California, they seem to...
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There's a feeling I get when I look to the west and my spirit is crying for leaving…
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