I took this shot shortly after dawn in the Mesquite Sand Dunes near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park. The colorful name came about after people got tired of digging in the sand to relocate the well. Some enterprising prospectors used whatever was at hand – a length of stovepipe – to mark the spot.
I took this shot shortly after dawn in the Mesquite Sand Dunes near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park. The colorful name came about after people got tired of digging in the sand to relocate the well. Some enterprising prospectors used whatever was at hand – a length of stovepipe – to mark the spot.
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Snow Fence
February 11, 2013
Snow fences were coming down both sides of the dunes at the State Park. The other side includes a sledding hill, but I had better luck with composing this...
A Rockwellesque Sunday
January 28, 2013
Except for my Mom's ability to draw adorable faces and cartoon characters, we weren't a super artsy family. Her abilities fell so far from the tree we never did...
MOSS LANDING STATE BEACH: Trip # 27 of 70
March 13, 2012
The sand dunes at Moss Landing State Beach are immediately west of the small parking lot. On the east side, just inches away from your front bumper, are small...
A solar greenhouse arises among the sand dunes
December 11, 2012
| GigaOM
GlassPoint Solar just raised $26 million in venture capital and built a pilot project to prove that its solar steam equipment could help oil companies pry loose of heavy crude and...
Sangre de Cristo wildlife corridor grows as Bacon finalizes deal
December 04, 2012
| Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
Federal wildlife officials and billionaire conservationist Louis Bacon on Tuesday finalized a deal bringing the land preserved from development on the east side of Colorado's San Luis Valley to 166,000 acres -- grassland, forests and tundra between Great Sand Dunes ...
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