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Death Valley 2013 - Day 3 - Charcoal Kilns, Mesquite Dunes

Our main destinations on day 3 of our trip to Death Valley started with a visit to the charcoal kilns at Wildrose Canyon (these 25-foot-high kilns were used to make charcoal back in the 1800s), followed by a trip to the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes near Stove Pipe Wells for an end-of-day shoot with the late sunlight across the textured sand.

The night skies are fantastic in the desert, so I took several night shots under the moonlight that evening back at our campground.
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Late sun on footprint-free textured sand in the foreground, leading out to the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes beyond. The Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background under partly-cloudy blue sky. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> TS-E24mm f/3.5L II @ 24mm f/8 1/250s ISO400
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Late sun on footprint-free textured sand in the foreground, leading out to the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes beyond. The Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background under partly-cloudy blue sky. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)
TS-E24mm f/3.5L II @ 24mm f/8 1/250s ISO400

Late sun on footprintfree textured sand in the foregroundleading out to the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes beyond. The Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background under partlycloudy blue sky. 3192013Mesquite Flat Sand DunesDeath Valley NP TSE24mm f3.5L II 24mm f8 1250s ISO400 Death Valley National ParkCA 20130319 March 192013

  • People walk on the nearer sand dunes, with the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes beyond, and the Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range in the background. Many creosote bushes are in the foreground. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 190mm f/8 1/640s ISO400
  • Footprints and creosote bushes dominate the nearer sand dunes, with the larger of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes beyond, and the Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range in the background. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 60mm f/8 1/250s ISO200
  • A creosote bush with yellow flowers on the side of a sand dune surrounded by footprints. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 60mm f/10 1/320s ISO400
  • Footprints and creosote bushes dominate the nearer sand dunes, with larger dunes beyond. Mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background.(3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 105mm f/8 1/800s ISO400
  • Footprints and creosote bushes in the foreground lead to textured dunes and the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. The Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 160mm f/8 1/800s ISO400
  • Textured sand on the dunes in front of the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. The Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 275mm f/8 1/640s ISO400
  • Textured sand, footprints, and creosote bushes in the foreground lead to photographers on ridges farther out photographing the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. The Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background(3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 28mm f/8 1/640s ISO400
  • A photographer on the Mesquite Flat dunes, with the reddish foothills and mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm f/8 1/640s ISO400
  • Late sun highlights sand blowing over the ripples of a dune. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 60mm f/8 1/640s ISO400
  • Late sun highlights the ripples in the textured sand of a dune. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 47mm f/8 1/200s ISO400
  • Late sun highlights the ripples in the textured sand of a dune in the foreground, with a photographer and the larger of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes beyond. The Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> TS-E24mm f/3.5L II @ 24mm f/8 1/400s ISO400
  • Photographers on a ridge observe the late sun on the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, with the Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range in the background. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 100mm f/8 1/640s ISO400
  • Late sun on the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, with the Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range in the background. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 190mm f/8 1/640s ISO400
  • Late sun on footprint-free textured sand in the foreground. Beyond is a valley with creosote bushes and many footprints. In the distance a lone photographer is on a ridge in front of the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. The Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 73mm f/10 1/400s ISO400
  • Late sun on footprint-free textured sand in the foreground, leading out to the largest of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes beyond. The Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range are in the background under partly-cloudy blue sky. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> TS-E24mm f/3.5L II @ 24mm f/8 1/250s ISO400
  • The last bits of sun light up the textured sand on some of the larger of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.(3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 260mm f/6.3 1/250s ISO400
  • Scattered people on the dunes. The last bit of sunlight has pretty much left the dunes, but is still catching the reddish foothills of the Grapevine Mountains of the Amargosa Range in the background. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm f/7 1/200s ISO400
  • Northerly view of a photographer on a dune ridge, with the last bits of sun on the wispy clouds in blue sky above him. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 40mm f/8 1/125s ISO400
  • NE view of creosote bushes and the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in shade, with the last bits of sun on wispy clouds in the blue sky above. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 40mm f/6.3 1/125s ISO400
  • Westerly view of yellowish sunset clouds over the Panamint Range, with the silhouette of the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in the foreground. (3/19/2013, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley NP)<br /> EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 73mm f/9 1/200s ISO400
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