03232007-Death Valley-ZP-275 by Zane Paxton

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23-MAR-2007	Zane Paxton

03232007-Death Valley-ZP-275

Death Valley National Park, California

This is the Playa Racetrack where the rocks slide around;
that fact is only apparent by their tracks in the mud.
The really strange thing is that no one has ever seen them move!

5:52 PM

The dark basalt formation errupting out of the Playa is called "The Grandstand".

Nikon D2x ,Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S
1/100s f/5.6 at 26.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Steve Highfield		11-Mar-2008 21:46
Fascinating scenery Zane, I remember seeing a tv programme regarding the movement of these stones but can't remember the theory put forward. Anyway, this is a superb 'isoloation' of the stone and the Grandstand in the background. +V

Dave Beedon		03-Mar-2008 20:10
The dark island in the playa is enticing; it reminds me of Floating Island in Utah.

Rick Decker		03-May-2007 04:58
ah..so you went to the race track! it has been about 20 yrs since I was there. Nice shot

Tom Heim		23-Apr-2007 13:21
Great shot, Zane. Another classic! V

Dmitry Zamorin		15-Apr-2007 06:12
Beautiful view, perfect composition! The flame-coloured peaks are just fabulous!

Bill Scull		03-Apr-2007 08:15
Great golden light.

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