We were up early this morning (5:15 am) to catch sunrise at Zabriskie Point, a recommended place to see first light shadows on the colorful formations. I clicked away along with a number of other photographers. The light show was over in about 20 minutes. Unfortunately, haze dulled the colors. Next we drove to Badwater, the lowest point in the US; 282 feet below sea level - - very barren. The temp in the morning was comfortable, but it warmed up quickly. We made a few more stops of geologic interest and decided to move on to Bakersfield which is mid way to the central CA coast, our next stop. Death Valley is interesting; beautiful in its starkness. It looks like giant dump trucks randomly dumped loads of rocks, boulders and sand in the middle of
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