The Racetrack Playa

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    Deep in the heart of the California desert lies one of the natural world's most puzzling mysteries: the moving rocks of Death Valley. These are not ordinary moving rocks that tumble down mountainsides in avalanches, are carried along riverbeds by flowing water, or are tossed aside by animals. These rocks, some as heavy as 700 pounds, are inexplicably transported across a virtually flat desert plain, leaving erratic trails in the hard mud behind them, some hundreds of yards long. They move by some mysterious force, and in the nine decades since we have known about them, no one has ever seen them move.

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    1. melastmohican 68 months ago | reply

      Krasnoludki na tej polkuli, pieski preriowe co najwyzej :-)

    2. OndraSoukup 66 months ago | reply

      duh, that is creepy :|
      (you better be sorry, I actually read the description...before I went to bed :)

    3. DreamzInColor 65 months ago | reply

      wwwweird......
      ...I would like to visit these rocks,... maybe have a chat... see what's goin' on over there....
      lol
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    4. DreamzInColor 65 months ago | reply

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    5. FlickAwardR 65 months ago | reply

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    6. Photos and Art: Donna Corless 65 months ago | reply

      Very nice.

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    7. Mark Griffith 63 months ago | reply

      I love these types of shots, am looking forward to reading all the links.
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    8. jonrawlinson 62 months ago | reply

      I'm headed to death valley next week!

      Can you tell me where this?

      thanks:

      theradblog@gmail.com

      Great photo!

    9. man.bad68 62 months ago | reply

      Very Interesting!

    10. Lens Eyes 62 months ago | reply

      A very beautiful pic of this good mistery.

    11. stammberger13 59 months ago | reply

      wonderful capture!!!
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    12. Will Goring 56 months ago | reply

      Nice pic!

      ps - It was me.

    13. SBA73 55 months ago | reply

      It's really amazing!!

    14. mackenzie944 47 months ago | reply

      Would you be interested in selling this image as stock for a national philanthropic initiative? No joke!

    15. melastmohican 47 months ago | reply

      You can buy it at Dreamstime, ID: 5355330

    16. Bachspics 38 months ago | reply

      My compliments on your beautiful image!!

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