I made the first of this year's two annual forays to Death Valley near the end of January. (The next visit will be closer to spring.) I had plans to visit some locations that turned out to be more or less inaccessible due to washouts and other damage from storms in 2022 and more recent rains. Main road north of 190 were closed, along with a number of backcountry routes that I hoped to use. When I arrived at the permit kiosk I asked the ranger about one of them and she explained that the first route I planned to follow had been completely washed away in two places, and later conversations with people who tried to go anyway confirmed this.
As a result, I changed my plans. I ended up exploring some locations in more central areas of the park. While a couple of them are pretty popular, by wandering around in places that I had previously eschewed I managed to find some interesting surprises.
Here are a few photographs from the visit. (There are — and will be — more at my website, and perhaps I'll share a second batch here later on.)
I post additional background and context for the photos on my website, but I'll respond here, too.
Thanks,
Dan
"Holly in the Sun"
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"Winter Dawn, Panamint Mountains"
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"Playa Patterns"
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"Light in the Canyon"
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"Red Cliffs, Sunrise"
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"Desert Mountains, Morning Clouds"
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"Desert Mountains, Morning Haze"
Feb 12, 2023 at 07:43 PM
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