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Just before sunset Mesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley

February 19, 2016

Hwy 190 South Death Valley National Park CaliforniaAfter our little hike into the Titus Canyon Narrows I headed to the Mesquite Sand Dunes in a hurry as the sun was setting fast and I wanted to see the light and shadows on the dunes.

Mesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park CaliforniaI wasn’t really in the mood to walk far out on the dunes at dusk but others did and helped put the dune size in perspective.

Light & shadow Mesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park CaliforniaCan you see the tiny dots on the ridgeline?

Light & shadow Mesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park CaliforniaSure beat our last visit to the dunes with wind blown sand everywhere.

Light & shadow Mesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park CaliforniaBasically found a nice place and watched the light and shadows change.

Last light on mountains Death Valley National Park CaliforniaThose last rays lit the eastern mountains in a warm glow that didn’t reflect the quickly dropping temperatures.

Sunset Death Valley National Park CaliforniaThen a quick stop for sunset while headed back to camp.

Last light on mountains & moon Death Valley National Park CaliforniaAnd last light on the mountains under the moon.

Kelbaker Road East Mojave National Preserve CaliforniaWe wanted to make it an early night as we left Death Valley in the morning to explore Mojave National Preserve.

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Death Valley National Park Mesquite Sand Dunes

Mesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park CaliforniaAfter exploring Scotty’s Castle, Ubehebe Crater and some of Titus Canyon on our third day at Death Valley National Park we stopped at the Mesquite Sand Dunes on the way back to camp.
Mesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park CaliforniaThe sand is a product of erosion from the Cottonwood Mountains to the west and northwest and is made up of light colored grains of quartz and dark grains of magnetite.
Mesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park CaliforniaThe evenly spaced ripples forming perpendicular to the wind are made up of the larger grains that fall behind.
Animal tracks Mesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park CaliforniaI don’t know who’s who. Do you?
There is evidence of creatures that venture onto the sand like the sidewinder rattlesnake, desert kangaroo rat, kit fox, lizards and beetles.
Animal tracks Mesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park CaliforniaMesquite Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park CaliforniaThe day waned.

taken by Jeremy
This was Jeremy and my last night camping in Death Valley and we were rewarded by a full moon. The next day he started his long journey back to the Chicago area and I headed back to my winter home in Yarnell, Arizona
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