Story behind the images at In the days when we could wander… Death Valley, Part 1. – Trail Option

Simple evening. Evening colors at Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra, CA, USA

Hot Creek rise. First light at the local icon, Hot Creek, Eastern Siera, CA, USA

Convergence. The desert aurora of sunset in Death Valley, CA, USA

Convergence II. The flames of sunset race to earth shadow, Death Valley, CA, USA

Zabriskie sunrise. This shot presents itself most winter mornings, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

Badland mark. A subtle light preceded the drama of dawn on the colorful badlands of Zabriskie, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

Surface lands. The golden light and cool contrast absorb me, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

Death Valley poly cracks. A long wait for the closing image to our long day, Death Valley, CA, USA

Pre-dawn rest, Death Valley, CA, USA

The trails speak. Enigmatic boulders and traces of the Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

At the racetrack. With the tell-tale rocks of the Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

Locals only. Paths of the Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

Into distance. A small critter going a long way, Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

Balance. Mesquite dunes, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

The watching. Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

Revealed. The intimacy of patterned ground, Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

Cyclops rays. Last light at Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierra, CA, USA

Cyclopes way. Patches of a coming storm approach the Milky Way arch over the Cyclops, Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierra, CA, USA

The glow that had to last. The photo before the pandemic, Range of Light, Eastern Sierra, CA, USA
