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The variety of ripple patterns in dunes is quite amazing. I like the strong repeating pattern here that seems to emanate from the broken chunks of playa crust in the upper part of the image.

They say the sun, heat, and loneliness of a life in the desert does strange things to some men...

Folk art in Trona, California, in the Searles Valley, observed on the way to Death Valley. The huge salt flats in this valley (visible on the right hand side of the image) are mined for a number of salts, including borax, soda ash, and sodium sulfate.

The beehive kilns are located in Wild Rose Canyon above 4,000 ft (1,300 m) in the Panamint Range in Death Valley National Park. They were designed by a Swiss engineer and built by Chinese laborers in 1867 to supply charcoal for the smelting of ores being mined at various locations around Death Valley.

An image from the northern side of the Mesquite Flat dunefield in Death Valley. Each part of the dunefield has its own character, and the northern side is dominated by independent dunes surrounded by broad flat areas of rippled sand. Several hardy shrubs manage to eke out a living during the wetter parts of the year and go dormant during the dry season.

The lighting on these dunes was impressive. I enhanced the contrast in the sky by using an orange filter which added quite a bit of drama to the scene.