Kurt Lawson's photostream  

The Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley National Park show off their wind sculpted and wind created shapes in the late afternoon light. Just before sunset like this, the dunes take on beautiful golden hues from the warm sunlight.

Smooth, water carved marble lines the canyon walls in the narrows near the mouth of Mosaic Canyon. This is truly one of Death Valley's most rewarding and accessible hikes with easy access from Stovepipe Wells. The canyon is dotted with patches of this smooth white marble and the natural mosaic cement from which it gets its name.

Raven tracks converge at a point in some remote dunes in Death Valley National Park. Was it really evidence of struggle? Perhaps a few ravens were having a fight or having a meal. At any rate, raven tracks lead in several directions along with some other marking which could have been prey.

The nearly full moon sets behind the Panamint Range in this view from Dante's View in Death Valley National Park. Note the swirls of exposed rock, twisted by countless years into a swirl of different tones. Natural vignetting by my 100-400mm lens wide open.

The remote corners of Death Valley National Park offer many hidden treasures. If you step off the beaten path you may find a canyon that few have visited, like this one. Here some impressive rock walls close in around the lower reaches of one canyon, providing deep shade as the sun in a cloudless sky shines a hundred feet or more above.