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Death Valley 2013 - Day 2 - Salt Creek, West Side Road

Day 2 of our trip had a brief stop by the Mesquite Dunes (long enough to photograph a desert iguana), but most of our day was spent at two places: We walked the boardwalk along Salt Creek, and we drove part of West Side Road which goes through the salt flats of the edge of Badwater Basin, including areas similar to the Devils Golf Course.
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Salt Creek Trail sign. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 45mm f/8 1/160s ISO100
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Salt Creek Trail sign. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 45mm f/8 1/160s ISO100

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  • The Mesquite Dunes and mountains beyond at midday, with dead wood in the foreground. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 73mm f/13 1/250s ISO200
  • A large white & brownish lizard, likely a desert iguana (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm f/8 1/1000s ISO400
  • A large white & brownish lizard (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm f/8 1/1000s ISO400
  • A large white & brownish lizard, likely a desert iguana (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm f/8 1/1000s ISO400
  • Salt Creek Trail sign. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 45mm f/8 1/160s ISO100
  • Pupfish in Salt Creek. The males have blue on them (including their back), while the females are all in the browns. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm f/9 1/640s ISO400
  • Pupfish in Salt Creek. The males have blue on them (including their back), while the females are all in the browns. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm f/8 1/640s ISO400
  • "Pupfish Castaways" sign describing the different species of Pupfish in California, including where they are located. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 24mm f/8 1/400s ISO200
  • "Not All Fun and Games" sign describing the behaviors of pupfish. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 24mm f/8 1/500s ISO200
  • Many pupfish swimming (feeding) around a rock in Salt Creek. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm f/7 1/500s ISO200
  • "Living With Salt" sign describing how different plants and animals adapt to salty environments. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 40mm f/9 1/640s ISO100
  • Easterly view of Salt Creek and its valley, seen from the bridge at the end of the boardwalk. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 32mm f/16 1/250s ISO400
  • S-shaped patterns of a wash coming down through the hills around Salt Creek. Seen by the bridge at the end of the boardwalk. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 73mm f/13 1/400s ISO250
  • "Ancient Impressions" sign describing what salt creek used to be like, and the fossil tracks the animals left behind. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 28mm f/8 1/400s ISO100
  • Flies on the water of Salt Creek. (They remind me of the Alkali Flies at Mono Lake.) Also note the bubbles in the water below the flies. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm f7 1/400s ISO400
  • A sand dune on the side of the valley, with a bush and some texture visible. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm f/8 1/400s ISO100
  • A sand dune on the side of the valley, with a bush and some texture visible. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 150mm f/8 1/800s ISO400
  • Brownish bird feeding by and in the shallow water of Salt Creek. Possibly a waterthrush. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm f/8 1/500s ISO400
  • Brownish bird feeding by and in the shallow water of Salt Creek. Possibly a waterthrush. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm f/8 1/640s ISO400
  • Brownish bird feeding by and in the shallow water of Salt Creek. Possibly a waterthrush. (3/19/2013, Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm f/8 1/500s ISO400
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