Winning Rock

At the Racetrack, the rocks move. Nobody has actually seen them move, but the trails left behind tell a story. The theory is that during the winter, when the wind blows fierce and a slight amount of water has gathered and started to freeze, the rocks are pushed along. Once the dry conditions return, the tracks in the mud remain behind.

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Gaudy Daybreak

20x30 A sunrise of outrageous color lights the delicate beauty of the spring wildflowers, and colors the walls of the Ashford Mill ruins.

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Morning at the Ruins

Spring wildflowers grace the rock and cement terraces of Ashford Mill ruins.

Ashford Mill Ruins

The ruins of Ashford Mill in Death Valley National Park.

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Ruins at Inyo Mine

24x16 One of many abandoned mines in Death Valley, the Inyo Mine is high in a canyon on the east side of the Valley itself.

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Contrasts

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Inyo Mine

I go back to Death Valley NP in eastern California whenever I can, and if possible, drive the old road up to the Inyo Mine. There are a few buildings standing, along with the mine works, and mines (as you can see up the mountain behind this building.) The dry desert air has preserved these buildings for us to look at and think about what it must have been like to live and work here.

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All That Remains

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Coyote, Death Valley

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