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Death Valley National Park Trip 2007

by: Francisco C. on December 29 2007

So this past weekend 2 brave souls and I decided to take a trip to Death Valley NP. I was living in my tent for 4 days :P...

I was told that it was going to be FREEEEZIIIINNNG!!! When we arrived it was pretty cold, I'd say mid low 30's. Wasn't too bad actually, I expected it to be colder. After setting up my tent i started taking photos of the floor like a weirdo that i am by other peoples standards...and oh man! I feel in love with the textures all around the ground... Tree textures by the tent.. Tree texture by my tent in Death Valley NP

Tree texture by my tent in Death Valley NP

Photo taken by: Alvaro G.

 

After snooping around the campsite we went over to the Borax Mines pretty nice there too! Wagon in Borax Mines... Wagon at Borax Mine In Death Valley NP

More awesome Death Valley ground Textures...

Cracked ground in Death Valley NP

To my surprise Death Valley receives nearly 2 inches of rain per year! Death Valley NP dry ground

Death Valley NP dry ground

Death Valley NP dry ground

The sky was also amazing i was able to grab snap a few photos and i stitched them together...
Borax Mine Death Valley NP Panorama

Borax Mine Panorama High Res...

After all that we headed over to...

Sand Dunes Death Valley NP

YUP! The dunes in Death valley are awesome, they seem small, but wow the feeling you get once your there is indescribable... Death Valley NP Sand Dunes

Death Valley NP Sand Dunes

Death Valley NP Sand Dunes

There was spots in between the dunes where it was solid material like this... Death Valley Dunes

Alvaro decided to walk as far as he could so i could snap a photo and show how big this place was... He found a good spot...sat down...and i snapped the photo!...

Alvaro big dune

Doesn't look too big does it?... I took that photo at 300mm with a 1.6x crop camera...making my focal lenght 480mm!! I don't know the exact distance but thats very very far! heres the same shot at 70mm..

death valley Dunes national landmark /> At this point my exitement level has skyrocketed and i look at my battery and i say...

Artist Pallete

View Artist Palette Panorama High Res

The last image before my battery died at Devils Golf Course! Devils Golf Course Death Valley NP Overall it was a good trip, we plan on going back for a better photo experience :)

7 Responses to "Death Valley National Park Trip 2007"

From Very nice site! on June 05, 2008 03:16 PM | Permalink

Very nice site!

From 1984 on May 15, 2008 06:21 PM | Permalink

So i never came back to comment back, sorry :/ But! I am going to Telescope Peak this weekend! (the last pic, the top of the mtn.) WHOOOHOO!!! New trip report coming soon!

From Ricko on January 07, 2008 09:51 PM | Permalink

Man, sweet pics. All nature boy and ish. You and Jake are crazy with your outdoor adventures. You should make a site about it and call it "MyOutdoorAdventure.com". lol.

From samurai on December 30, 2007 02:29 AM | Permalink

Great shots, man! I'd love to tear up those dunes on a dirt bike... yummmmm

From Char on December 29, 2007 05:46 PM | Permalink

Nice we spend a month there every year in mid Feb. Did you get out to Eureka Dunes, The Racetrack, hike up Willow Canyon to the end there's a 50' waterfall there are so many things to see and do. Everytime you go back will make you want more & more. Very nice

From yohana on December 29, 2007 02:52 PM | Permalink

next time we make a check list... :)

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