Zabriskie Point

Death Valley National Park to Bakersfield, California

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May 10th 2008
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 ... read more

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