Red Lake Playa in NW Arizona
Part of our convoy out onto the playa.
Giant Desiccation Cracks
Veronica enjoys the ride.
First campsite: Joshua Tree forest in NW Arizona.
Day 2 Lunch stop: Taken near Red Rock Canyon State Park outside of Vegas.
First stop in Death Valley: on the shores of prehistoric Lake Manly
Near Mormon Point
Artists' Pallette, I think ...
Day 3: on the rim of Ubehebe Crater
It was a little windy ...
Ralph attempts to measure the wind. The wind was nearly 10 m/s (about 22.3 mph) and I remember the wind chill being around 33 deg F.
Racetrack Playa
at Teakettle Junction
We discovered a slight tear in one of the tires of our vehicles...
The survivors of said vehicle: "The Sardine Can"
Day 4: Salt Creek
at Ventifact Ridge
Looking out onto the valley from the top of the ridge
White on top of mountain: snow. White at bottom of valley: salt.
Veronica points out a cool rock on Ventifact Ridge.
at the Devil's Golf Course
at Badwater Basin. See if you can find the sign for "Sea Level."
Diana, Veronica, and Catherine with Crusty, the Saltman.
at Kelso Dune Field
Cool ripple pattern
Our shadows say hello.
Jason attempts to make the sand dunes "fart." But first, he takes Colin down with him.
Day 5: Amboy Crater
Impromptu stop with some cool salt crystals forming and dessication cracks as well.
Yuan with a nice example of salt weathering.
Adam with some cool "salt-tactites" that he found.
