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The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park

Photos of the Racetrack in Death Valley National Park, and the Racetrack's sliding rocks (or sailing stones). The Racetrack is an ancient dry lake bed in Death Valley, famous for its sailing stones. Located between the Last Chance Mountains and the Cottonwood Mountains, the Racetrack Playa lies at 3600' above…

Phil CollaJune 14, 2010

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Eureka Valley Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park

Stock photos of the Eureka Valley Sand Dunes and the Eureka Valley in Death Valley National Park. One of the goals of our recent Death Valley trip was to reach the wonderful Eureka Valley Sand Dunes. At almost 700' tall, these dunes are some of the tallest in the United…

Phil CollaJune 11, 2010

California Death Valley Desert Flora National Parks

Eureka Valley Dune Grass, Swallenia alexandrae

Stock photos of the Eureka Valley Dune Grass, Swallenia alexandrae, in Death Valley National Park. The Eureka Valley Dune Grass (Swallenia alexandrae) is a federally endangered grass found only in the Eureka Valley, in the far northern reaches of Death Valley National Park. Swallenia is a monotypic genus, consisting only…

Phil CollaJune 10, 2010

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Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Oenothera californica eurekensis

Stock photos of the Eureka Valley Dune Evening Primrose, Oenothera californica eurekensis, in Death Valley National Park. The Eureka Valley Evening Primrose (Oenothera californica eurekensis) is a federally endangered wildflower found only on and near the sand dune habitat of the Eureka Valley, in the far northern reaches of Death…

Phil CollaJune 4, 2010

Death Valley National Parks Time Lapse Video

Milky Way Time Lapse Movie

This is a time lapse video of the Milky Way rising in the south east sky, viewed from Death Valley. The Milky Way is our own galaxy, a thick spinning disc of stars with arms that thin as they spiral outward. Our Sun is located in one of the arms.…

Phil CollaMay 18, 2010

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Photo of the Devil’s Golf Course, Death Valley National Park

The Devil's Golf Course is a curious assemblage of crystalline salt shapes spread over a large swath of the Death Valley salt pan. This saltpan, which is the lowest point in Death Valley National Park, and indeed the western hemisphere, holds a small amount of subsurface moisture. This water is…

Phil CollaApril 6, 2008

California Death Valley Desert National Parks

Photo of Badwater, Death Valley National Park

Badwater is the lowest point in Death Valley National Park, at 282 feet below sea level. Indeed, it is the lowest point in the entire western hemisphere. The Badwater Basin is the catch point for 9000 square miles of drainage, however, there is typically little water here except following winter…

Phil CollaApril 5, 2008

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Photo of Pink Sunrise on Telescope Peak over Badwater

I've been on a few deep scuba dives in my life but relative to sea level this is as deep as I have ever been, and I didn't even need to strap on a scuba tank to get there. Seen here is delicate pre-dawn pink light on a snow covered…

Phil CollaApril 4, 2008

California Death Valley Desert National Parks

Photo of Devil’s Golf Course, Death Valley National Park

Phil CollaMarch 6, 2006

California Death Valley Desert National Parks

Photo of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park

Zabriskie Point in Death Valley offers a great view from the Funeral Mountains, across curious gullies of sedimentary rock and packed mud that comprise the badlands below Zabriskie Point, to the floor of salt-pan floor of Death Valley and the Panamint Range in the distance. It is especially striking at…

Phil CollaMarch 2, 2006

California Death Valley Desert National Parks

Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park's most accessible sand dunes are just a few miles down the road from Stovepipe Wells, in the center of Death Valley. 14 acres of sand dunes, rising several hundred feet high in places, lie about a quarter mile from the road. While there is no official…

Phil CollaMarch 1, 2006

California Death Valley Desert National Parks

Photo of Badwater, Death Valley National Park

Phil CollaFebruary 28, 2006

The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park

Eureka Valley Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park

Eureka Valley Dune Grass, Swallenia alexandrae

Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Oenothera californica eurekensis

Milky Way Time Lapse Movie

Photo of the Devil’s Golf Course, Death Valley National Park

Photo of Badwater, Death Valley National Park

Photo of Pink Sunrise on Telescope Peak over Badwater

Photo of Devil’s Golf Course, Death Valley National Park

Photo of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park

Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park

Photo of Badwater, Death Valley National Park

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